Update the readme to include a freshness date.

diff --git a/readme_template.md b/readme_template.md
index b738fcc0dd870b4ec12904e4194d0d4287977dde..c4e7e68d6bf0d72da4994240f439ebca74411863 100644 (file)
--- a/readme_template.md
+++ b/readme_template.md
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 This repository consolidates several reputable `hosts` files, and merges them into a single amalgamated hosts file 
 with duplicates removed.  You can [download the resultant amalgamated hosts file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts) or clone this repo and generate your own using the Python script provided.
 
-**Currently this amalgamated hosts file contains @NUM_ENTRIES@ unique entries.**
+**Details about this amalgamated hosts file:**
+
+* Source data was updated, and the amalgamated hosts file was generated, on **@GEN_DATE@**.
+* Currently this amalgamated hosts file contains **@NUM_ENTRIES@ unique entries**.
 
 ## Goals of this amalgamated hosts file
 

diff --git a/updateHostsFile.py b/updateHostsFile.py
index ee73fc1c767c9413faad5ed873f3f634967d59be..654e0135c17a7f9a87408793b9ffbe6bc6ca8904 100644 (file)
--- a/updateHostsFile.py
+++ b/updateHostsFile.py
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ def writeOpeningHeader(finalFile):
 def updateReadme(numberOfRules):
     with open(README_FILE, "wt") as out:
         for line in open(README_TEMPLATE):
+            line = line.replace( '@GEN_DATE@', time.strftime("%Y %B %d at %H:%M:%S +0000", time.gmtime()))
             out.write(line.replace('@NUM_ENTRIES@', "{:,}".format(numberOfRules)))
 
 def moveHostsFileIntoPlace(finalFile):