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+#!/bin/bash
+# Posts a Linux tip via Mastodon API, with fallback and logging
+
+INSTANCE="https://chatwithus.live"      # <-- Change this!
+TOKEN_FILE="/home/doc/genesis-tools/miscellaneous/bash/bin/mastodon_token.secret"
+TIP_API="https://linuxtldr.com/api/tips/random"
+FALLBACK_FILE="/home/doc/linux_tips.txt"
+LOG_FILE="/home/doc/linux_masto_post.log"
+
+# Load access token
+if [[ ! -f "$TOKEN_FILE" ]]; then
+    echo "Missing access token at $TOKEN_FILE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+ACCESS_TOKEN=$(<"$TOKEN_FILE")
+
+# Function to log and exit
+fail_and_log() {
+    echo "$(date): ERROR - $1" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+    echo "⛔ $1"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Try fetching a tip from API
+response=$(curl -s "$TIP_API")
+
+if echo "$response" | jq . >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    title=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.title')
+    tip=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.tip')
+    url=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.url')
+    POST="📘 *Linux Tip of the Day*\n\n$title\n\n$tip\n\n🔗 More: $url\n\n#Linux #CommandLine #SysAdmin"
+else
+    # API failed, use fallback
+    if [[ ! -f "$FALLBACK_FILE" ]]; then
+        fail_and_log "Both API and fallback file failed. No tips to post."
+    fi
+    POST="📘 *Linux Tip of the Day*\n\n$(shuf -n 1 "$FALLBACK_FILE")\n\n#Linux #CommandLine #SysAdmin"
+    echo "$(date): Used fallback tip." >> "$LOG_FILE"
+fi
+
+# Post to Mastodon
+resp=$(curl -s -X POST "$INSTANCE/api/v1/statuses" \
+    -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
+    -d "status=$POST" \
+    -d "visibility=public")
+
+# Check response
+if echo "$resp" | grep -q '"id":'; then
+    echo "$(date): ✅ Posted successfully: $(echo "$POST" | head -n 1)" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+else
+    fail_and_log "Post failed. Response: $resp"
+fi