====== Updates ======


Drop this as **/etc/cron.weekly/auto_update.sh**:
<file - auto_update.sh>
#!/bin/bash

echo "Update started on $(date)" >> /var/log/autoupdate.log
emerge --sync >> /var/log/autoupdate.log
emerge -uv --deep --with-bdeps=y @world >> /var/log/autoupdate.log
date >> /var/log/autoupdate.log
echo "Update terminated on $(date)" >> /var/log/autoupdate.log
</file>

and make it executable:
<code bash>
chmod +x /etc/cron.weekly/auto_update.sh
</code>

Periodically you will want to run also:
<code bash>
emerge -cp
</code>

and check your news:
<code bash>
eselect news list
eselect news read XXX
</code>