From 5f2ba63b0451941f55060d863dbbe231d465c906 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Bubar <43391582+lukerb52@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:25:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

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 README.md | 9 +++++++++
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@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ The mutt-wizard is run with the command `mw`. Once everything is setup, you'll u
 - `-f` -- Assume mailbox names and force account configuration without connecting online at all.
 - `-o` -- Configure mutt for an account, but do not keep mail offline.
 
+## Update Mailbox with Cron
+
+Since mutt-wizard requires shell variables stored in `~/.profile`, you will need to add `. $HOME/.profile` to your cronjobs. For example, to have mail update every 10 minutes, this is the line that should appear in the crontab file:
+```
+*/10 * * * * . $HOME/.profile; /usr/bin/mw -Y
+```
+
+Remember to use cron as the same user the mail is, not root. (IE, run `crontab -e`, not `sudo crontab -e`).
+
 ## Dependencies
 
 - `neomutt` - the email client.