Index: mtut.scm
==================================================================
--- mtut.scm
+++ mtut.scm
@@ -544,11 +544,11 @@
 			  (let* ((run-name (alist-ref 'run-name val-alist))
 				 (target   (alist-ref 'target   val-alist))
 				 (crontab  (alist-ref 'cron     val-alist))
 				 ;; (action   (alist-ref 'action   val-alist))
 				 (need-run (common:extended-cron crontab #f last-run))
-				 (cron-safe-string (string-intersperse (string-split (alist-ref 'cron val-alist)) "-"))
+				 (cron-safe-string (string-translate (string-intersperse (string-split (alist-ref 'cron val-alist)) "-") "*" "X"))
 				 (runname  std-runname)) ;; (conc "sched" (time->string (seconds->local-time (current-seconds)) "%M%H%d")))))
 			    (print "last-run: " last-run " need-run: " need-run)
 			    (if need-run
 				(case (string->symbol action)
 				  ((sync)

Index: runconfigs.config
==================================================================
--- runconfigs.config
+++ runconfigs.config
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
+
+# example of a cron entry to run sync using db spec pgdb, with pgdb setting in file local.config
+#
+[a/b/c]
+all:scheduled:sync     cron=  5 * * * *;dbdest=pgdb;appendconf=/mfs/matt/.sysmaint/local.config
+
+# tip will be replaced with hashkey
 [v1.63/tip/dev]
 # file:   files changes since last run trigger new run
 # script: script is called with unix seconds as last parameter (other parameters are preserved)
 #
 # contour:sensetype:action params            data
-quick:file:run             run-name=auto;glob=*.scm
-quick:file:clean           run-name=auto;
-quick:script:run           run-name=auto;script=checkfossil.sh v1.63
+quick:file:run             run-name=auto;glob=/home/matt/data/megatest/*.scm
+
+# script returns change-time (unix epoch), new-target-name, run-name
+#
+# quick:script:run           checkfossil = http://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/megatest v1.63;\
+#                            checkfossil = http://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/megatest_qa trunk
+
+# fossil based trigger
+#
+quick:fossil:run           http://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/megatest=v1.63;\
+                           http://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/megatest_qa=trunk;\
+			   http://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/megatest=v1.64
 
 # field          allowed values
 # -----          --------------
 # minute         0-59
 # hour           0-23
@@ -18,12 +34,41 @@
 # actions:
 #  run     - run a testsuite
 #  clean   - clear out runs
 #  archive - archive runs
 
-quick:scheduled:run     cron=47  * * * * ;run-name=auto
-quick:scheduled:archive cron=15 20 * * * ;run-name=% ; 
+# quick:scheduled:run     cron=47  * * * * ;run-name=auto
+# quick:scheduled:archive cron=15 20 * * * ;run-name=%;target=%/%/%
 
-[%/%/%]
-# every friday at midnight clean "all" tests over 7d
-all:scheduled:clean     cron=  0  0 0 0 5;run-name=%;age=7d   
+# [%]
+# # every friday at midnight clean "all" tests over 7d
+# all:scheduled:clean     cron=  0  0 0 0 5;run-name=%;age=7d   
 
+# [v1.63/tip/dev]
+# # file:   files changes since last run trigger new run
+# # script: script is called with unix seconds as last parameter (other parameters are preserved)
+# #
+# # contour:sensetype:action params            data
+# quick:file:run             run-name=auto;glob=*.scm
+# quick:file:clean           run-name=auto;
+# quick:script:run           run-name=auto;script=checkfossil.sh v1.63
+# 
+# # field          allowed values
+# # -----          --------------
+# # minute         0-59
+# # hour           0-23
+# # day of month   1-31
+# # month          1-12 (or names, future development)
+# # day of week    0-7 (0 or 7 is Sun, or, future development, use names)
+# 
+# # actions:
+# #  run     - run a testsuite
+# #  clean   - clear out runs
+# #  archive - archive runs
+# 
+# quick:scheduled:run     cron=47  * * * * ;run-name=auto
+# quick:scheduled:archive cron=15 20 * * * ;run-name=% ; 
+# 
+# [%/%/%]
+# # every friday at midnight clean "all" tests over 7d
+# all:scheduled:clean     cron=  0  0 0 0 5;run-name=%;age=7d   
+#