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I like this idea a lot; however, I don't like beeps. Ubuntu (and possibly other linux distros) now supports desktop notifications via Notify OSD. So instead o
by Davertron 17y ago
I like this idea a lot; however, I don't like beeps. Ubuntu (and possibly other linux distros) now supports desktop notifications via Notify OSD. So instead of having the other machine ssh to me and beep, instead I use a utility called "notify-send" to create a desktop notification pop-up. You can install notify-send on ubuntu using:
sudo apt-get install libnotify-bin
Then call notify-send like so:
notify-send "Back to work."
The text can be anything you want, and you can also supply a summary, an icon, etc.
- derwiki 17y agoThat's a good alternative. Can you do something like that in OS X?
- Davertron 17y agoI haven't tried it, but it looks like there's a similar growl command line utility called "growlnotify" that you could call: http://growl.info/extras.php http://growl.info/extras.php
- illumin8 17y agoI've been doing something like this for a LONG time when I have long running jobs and want to run down to the pub for a beer: # dosomething;mail -s "Job is done" XXXXXXXXXX@mobile.att.net That way I can be anywhere and just wait for a text message on my iPhone to let me know the job is complete! Isn't *nix great?
- Davertron 17y agoThis is basically what I used to do as well, except just to my normal e-mail account. Love *nix :)
- doubleukay2 17y agoI use "ping -a localhost" to annoy myself when a job finishes.