diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # emacs backups
 
 *~
+\#*\#
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 # cosmicvoage-backup
 
-A simple script to backup the cosmic voyage files dir to a dir in  the home dir
-
+A simple script to backup the cosmic voyage files dir to a dir in  the home dir
+
+To use the script, either run in manually or put it into your crontab
+
+$ crontab -e
+
+0 1 * * *	$HOME/bin/backup_cosmicvoyage
+