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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if ! [[ "$1" =~ ^(install|bib|cal|output|all|clean) ]]; then
+	echo "usage: $0 [action]"
+	echo "where action can be: [install|bib|cal|output|all|clean]"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+
+case $1 in
+
+	install)
+		echo "intalling virtual environment"
+		python -m venv venv
+		source venv/bin/activate
+		pip install --upgrade pip
+		pip install -r requirements.txt
+		echo "make sure to edit the config file conf.edit-me.yml"
+		;;
+	bib)
+		echo "fetching bibliography"
+		python fetch_bib.py
+		;;
+	cal)
+		echo "fetching calendar"
+		python fetch_ics.py
+		;;
+	output)
+		echo "creating output"
+		python make.py
+		;;		
+	all)
+		echo "fetching calendar + bibliography + creating output"
+		python fetch_bib.py
+		python fetch_ics.py
+		python make.py
+		;;		
+	clean)
+		echo "cleaning virtual environment"
+		rm -rf venv
+		rm -rf __pycache__
+		;;
+esac
+
+		
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