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+#!/bin/bash
+# I, Ian Kelling, follow the GNU license recommendations at
+# https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.en.html. They
+# recommend that small programs, < 300 lines, be licensed under the
+# Apache License 2.0. This file contains or is part of one or more small
+# programs. If a small program grows beyond 300 lines, I plan to change
+# to a recommended GPL license.
+
+# Copyright 2024 Ian Kelling
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -e; . /usr/local/lib/bash-bear; set +e
+
+# with libera.chat, restarting znc, due to reboot, being down 35
+# seconds, i fail to get primary username. So, lets just bump that to 2
+# minutes and see if that fixes things.
+
+# first field as an integer.
+up_secs=$(sed 's/[^0-9].*//' /proc/uptime)
+
+delay=$(( 120 - up_secs ))
+
+if (( delay > 0 )); then
+ sleep $delay
+fi