$ remind "I'm still here" now
$ remind "Time to wake up!" in 5 minutes
$ remind "Dinner" in 1 hour
$ remind "Take a break" at noon
$ remind "It's Friday pints time!" at 17:00
#!/usr/bin/env bash
function remind () {
local COUNT="$#"
local COMMAND="$1"
local MESSAGE="$1"
local OP="$2"
shift 2
local WHEN="$@"
# Display help if no parameters or help command
if [[ $COUNT -eq 0 || "$COMMAND" == "help" || "$COMMAND" == "--help" || "$COMMAND" == "-h" ]]; then
echo "COMMAND"
echo " remind <message> <time>"
echo " remind <command>"
echo
echo "DESCRIPTION"
echo " Displays notification at specified time"
echo
echo "EXAMPLES"
echo ' remind "Hi there" now'
echo ' remind "Time to wake up" in 5 minutes'
echo ' remind "Dinner" in 1 hour'
echo ' remind "Take a break" at noon'
echo ' remind "Are you ready?" at 13:00'
echo ' remind list'
echo ' remind clear'
echo ' remind help'
echo
return
fi
# Check presence of AT command
if ! which at >/dev/null; then
echo "remind: AT utility is required but not installed on your system. Install it with your package manager of choice, for example 'sudo apt install at'."
return
fi
# Run commands: list, clear
if [[ $COUNT -eq 1 ]]; then
if [[ "$COMMAND" == "list" ]]; then
at -l
elif [[ "$COMMAND" == "clear" ]]; then
at -r $(atq | cut -f1)
else
echo "remind: unknown command $COMMAND. Type 'remind' without any parameters to see syntax."
fi
return
fi
# Determine time of notification
if [[ "$OP" == "in" ]]; then
local TIME="now + $WHEN"
elif [[ "$OP" == "at" ]]; then
local TIME="$WHEN"
elif [[ "$OP" == "now" ]]; then
local TIME="now"
else
echo "remind: invalid time operator $OP"
return
fi
# Schedule the notification
echo "notify-send '$MESSAGE' 'Reminder' -u critical" | at $TIME 2>/dev/null
echo "Notification scheduled at $TIME"
}