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+#! /bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+##			writefreely update script			     ##
+##								 	     ##
+##	WARNING: running this script will overwrite any modifed assets or    ##
+##	template files. If you have any custom changes to these files you    ##
+##	should back them up FIRST.					     ##
+##									     ##
+##	This must be run from the web application root directory	     ##
+##	i.e. /var/www/writefreely, and operates under the assumption that you##
+##	have not installed the binary `writefreely` in another location.     ##
+###############################################################################
+#
+#	Copyright © 2019 A Bunch Tell LLC.
+#
+#	This file is part of WriteFreely.
+#
+#	WriteFreely is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#	it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, included
+#	in the LICENSE file in this source code package.
+#
+
+
+# only execute as root, or use sudo
+
+if [[ `id -u` -ne 0 ]]; then
+	echo "You must login as root, or execute this script with sudo"
+	exit 10
+fi
+
+# go ahead and check for the latest release on linux
+echo "Checking for updates..."
+
+url=`curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/writeas/writefreely/releases/latest | grep 'browser_' | grep linux | cut -d\" -f4`
+
+# check current version
+
+bin_output=`./writefreely -v`
+if [ -z "$bin_output" ]; then
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+current=${bin_output:12:5}
+echo "Current version is v$current"
+
+# grab latest version number
+IFS='/'
+read -ra parts <<< "$url"
+
+latest=${parts[-2]}
+echo "Latest release is $latest"
+
+
+IFS='.'
+read -ra cv <<< "$current"
+read -ra lv <<< "${latest#v}"
+
+IFS=' '
+tempdir=$(mktemp -d)
+
+
+if [[ ${lv[0]} -gt ${cv[0]} ]]; then
+	echo "New major version available."
+	echo "Downloading..."
+	`wget -P $tempdir -q --show-progress $url`
+elif [[ ${lv[0]} -eq ${cv[0]} ]] && [[ ${lv[1]} -gt ${cv[1]} ]]; then
+	echo "New minor version available."
+	echo "Downloading..."
+	`wget -P $tempdir -q --show-progress $url`
+elif [[ ${lv[2]} -gt ${cv[2]} ]]; then
+	echo "New patch version available."
+	echo "Downloading..."
+	`wget -P $tempdir -q --show-progress $url`
+else
+	echo "Up to date."
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+filename=${parts[-1]}
+
+# extract
+echo "Extracting files..."
+tar -zxf $tempdir/$filename -C $tempdir
+
+# copy files
+echo "Copying files..."
+cp -r $tempdir/{pages,static,templates,writefreely} .
+
+# restart service
+echo "Restarting writefreely systemd service..."
+if `systemctl restart writefreely`; then
+	echo "Success, version has been upgraded to $latest."
+else
+	echo "Upgrade complete, but failed to restart service."
+	exit 1
+fi