[CS-FSLUG] set awarning when finished?

[Mark Clayton]

Well if you want to play an mp3 file then do `mpg123 songfile.mp3` within
bash.

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On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 11:54, <davidm at hisfeet.net> wrote:

> Looks interesting.  Probably got me going down a profitable trail.  Thanks
> Beep doesn't do anything (not even give me an error) on my computer. Maybe
> it needs to be taught to use the normal audio output.
>
> inotifywait seems like alikely prospect. I'd like to get it to play an mp3
> file after finishing another bash command. I'll explore further.
> Dave
>
> > Perhaps you'd be interested in the beep command. 'sudo apt-get install
> > beep'
> > 'man beep' and you'll find lots of options for integrating this into cli
> > stuff. You may also be able to plug into the desktop's notification
> system
> > using notify-send (
> >
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/tech-tip-get-notifications-your-scripts-notify-send
> )
> > assuming your desktop linux of choice is Ubuntu or another that
> > uses NotifyOSD. I'm not sure that will allow it to beep though.
> >
> > Hope that is helpful.
> >
> > JSR/
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:10 PM, <davidm at hisfeet.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Thamks, Mark.
> >>
> >> Although I mention ed Windows, I hardly use it anymore. I feel much more
> >> comfortable in Linux, so I'm really looking for something that I can use
> >> in Linux. I rather think that when I find it, it will be a command line
> >> tool, but that's just fine provided it's not too complicated.
> >> Dave
> >>
> >> > Have you looked at Growl for Windows? It's probably a sledgehammer
> >> where
> >> a
> >> > ball peen would do. One web site there is a list of applications that
> >> use
> >> > growl for visual and audiable notifications. And it comes with a
> >> comand
> >> > line tool, growlnotify, that can be called from batch/command files.
> >> >
> >> > Mark
> >> > --
> >> > claytoncapers.blogspot.com
> >> > www.mark-clayton.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Jun 17, 2011, at 14:52, davidm at hisfeet.net wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Before Windows existed (in DOS) I used to be able to tell the
> >> computer
> >> >> to
> >> >> ring a bell several times when it got done with a job.
> >> >>
> >> >> I there some way to set windows so that when it finishes some lengthy
> >> >> job
> >> >> unsupervised it will give me an audible advisory that the job is
> >> >> finished?
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm thinking of (for instance) a long download, or converting several
> >> >> different formats of short movies and making an iso out of it for a
> >> DVD.
> >> >>
> >> >> These are jobs that take long enough.  I'd like to go get a cup of
> >> >> coffee,or take a bath, or eat, etc.  But it would be nice if the
> >> >> computer
> >> >> would inform me when it has done it's job.
> >> >>
> >> >> A few programs have it built in (eg. K3B) but many don't.
> >> >>
> >> >> any suggestions?
> >> >>
> >> >>
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