# phpman > man > slrn_getdescs(8)

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## NAME
       slrn_getdescs - weekly update of newsgroups descriptions file

## SYNOPSIS
       **slrn**___**getdescs** **[interval]**

## DESCRIPTION
       **slrn**___**getdescs** is a script that should be run periodically to update slrn's newsgroup descrip‐
       tions file, /var/lib/slrn/newsgroups.dsc .  **slrn**___**getdescs** may be run as often as is  desired,
       but  it will only update the file once per week (or how ever many days are specified with the
       interval parameter, if it is used).

## AUTHOR
       This manual page was written by Joey Hess, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.



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