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+CamCap
+======
+
+A simple app to iterate through a list of ustreamer camera links and stash away a capture at a specific time interval. Take a look at camcap.json.example for the configuration file. It will be found in one of three locations, in this order:
+
+* /usr/local/etc/camcap.json
+* /etc/camcap.json
+* ./camcap.json (directory the tool is run from)
+
+Additionally, all captured images will be put in a directory the same as the camera title and in nested directories by year, month and date, with the final file timestamped and appended with the camera title as well.
+
+Build
+------
+
+Ensure you have Go version 1.21 or greater installed. Personally I use https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf But by now I bet there's dozens of hipper tools.
+
+In this directory, run:
+
+```go build camcap.go build/camcap```
+