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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ef86e99..8e85837 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -125,6 +125,23 @@ You can also just copy the binaries into your `PATH`. You can use `make check` to run a simple test suite, if you have Perl's `prove` installed. +## Comparison to `at` and `batch` + +* `at` runs jobs at a given time. + `batch` runs jobs "when system load levels permit". + nq runs jobs in sequence with no regard to the system's load average. + +* `at` and `batch` have 52 built-in queues: a-z and A-Z. + Any directory can be a queue for nq. + +* You can follow the output of an `nq` queue tail-style with `fq`. + +* The syntax is different: `at` and `batch` take whole scripts from + the standard input or a file; `nq` takes a single command as its + command line arguments. + +* nq doesn't rely on a daemon. + ## Copyright nq is in the public domain. |