Pop up a message on the GUI from cron
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In KDE, I find that if I echo something to pts/0:
me@mypc:~$ echo hello > /dev/pts/0
I get a message flash sent to myself.
I'd like to make a cron job to send similar messages to myself regularly. How can I do this?
P.S. I know that Ctrl+Alt+F7 switches to the GUI, but echoing to /dev/tty7 just gives me a permission denied error.
x11 notifications
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In KDE, I find that if I echo something to pts/0:
me@mypc:~$ echo hello > /dev/pts/0
I get a message flash sent to myself.
I'd like to make a cron job to send similar messages to myself regularly. How can I do this?
P.S. I know that Ctrl+Alt+F7 switches to the GUI, but echoing to /dev/tty7 just gives me a permission denied error.
x11 notifications
edited 8 mins ago
don_crissti
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asked Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
cst1992
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If you can think of a better title, feel free to change it.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
@Thomasnotify-sendis exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! If you post that as an answer, I'll accept it.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:51
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up vote
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up vote
2
down vote
favorite
In KDE, I find that if I echo something to pts/0:
me@mypc:~$ echo hello > /dev/pts/0
I get a message flash sent to myself.
I'd like to make a cron job to send similar messages to myself regularly. How can I do this?
P.S. I know that Ctrl+Alt+F7 switches to the GUI, but echoing to /dev/tty7 just gives me a permission denied error.
x11 notifications
edited 8 mins ago
don_crissti
48.4k15129158
asked Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
cst1992
1154
In KDE, I find that if I echo something to pts/0:
me@mypc:~$ echo hello > /dev/pts/0
I get a message flash sent to myself.
I'd like to make a cron job to send similar messages to myself regularly. How can I do this?
P.S. I know that Ctrl+Alt+F7 switches to the GUI, but echoing to /dev/tty7 just gives me a permission denied error.
x11 notifications
x11 notifications
edited 8 mins ago
don_crissti
48.4k15129158
asked Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
cst1992
1154
edited 8 mins ago
don_crissti
48.4k15129158
asked Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
cst1992
1154
edited 8 mins ago
don_crissti
48.4k15129158
edited 8 mins ago
don_crissti
48.4k15129158
edited 8 mins ago
don_crissti
48.4k15129158
48.4k15129158
asked Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
cst1992
1154
asked Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
cst1992
1154
asked Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
cst1992
1154
1154
If you can think of a better title, feel free to change it.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
@Thomasnotify-sendis exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! If you post that as an answer, I'll accept it.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:51
add a comment |Â
If you can think of a better title, feel free to change it.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
@Thomasnotify-sendis exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! If you post that as an answer, I'll accept it.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:51
If you can think of a better title, feel free to change it.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
If you can think of a better title, feel free to change it.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
@Thomas
notify-send is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! If you post that as an answer, I'll accept it.– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:51
@Thomas
notify-send is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! If you post that as an answer, I'll accept it.– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:51
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If you want to send a pop up message to a user logged into a Desktop Environment, have a look at notify-send.
edited Sep 5 '16 at 8:23
cst1992
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answered Sep 4 '16 at 17:12
Thomas
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And see unix.stackexchange.com/questions/10121/… about accessing X11 from cron.
– Gilles
Sep 5 '16 at 22:14
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Are you looking for the write command? This command allows you to send a message to a given user, which is then printed on his terminal/console. You can optionally specify the tty to send the message to.
answered Sep 4 '16 at 9:52
ph0t0nix
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I knowwritealready. I'm looking for a GUI alternative.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:50
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
If you want to send a pop up message to a user logged into a Desktop Environment, have a look at notify-send.
edited Sep 5 '16 at 8:23
cst1992
1154
answered Sep 4 '16 at 17:12
Thomas
3,64141225
And see unix.stackexchange.com/questions/10121/… about accessing X11 from cron.
– Gilles
Sep 5 '16 at 22:14
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up vote
4
down vote
accepted
If you want to send a pop up message to a user logged into a Desktop Environment, have a look at notify-send.
edited Sep 5 '16 at 8:23
cst1992
1154
answered Sep 4 '16 at 17:12
Thomas
3,64141225
And see unix.stackexchange.com/questions/10121/… about accessing X11 from cron.
– Gilles
Sep 5 '16 at 22:14
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
If you want to send a pop up message to a user logged into a Desktop Environment, have a look at notify-send.
edited Sep 5 '16 at 8:23
cst1992
1154
answered Sep 4 '16 at 17:12
Thomas
3,64141225
If you want to send a pop up message to a user logged into a Desktop Environment, have a look at notify-send.
edited Sep 5 '16 at 8:23
cst1992
1154
answered Sep 4 '16 at 17:12
Thomas
3,64141225
edited Sep 5 '16 at 8:23
cst1992
1154
edited Sep 5 '16 at 8:23
cst1992
1154
edited Sep 5 '16 at 8:23
cst1992
1154
1154
answered Sep 4 '16 at 17:12
Thomas
3,64141225
answered Sep 4 '16 at 17:12
Thomas
3,64141225
answered Sep 4 '16 at 17:12
Thomas
3,64141225
3,64141225
And see unix.stackexchange.com/questions/10121/… about accessing X11 from cron.
– Gilles
Sep 5 '16 at 22:14
add a comment |Â
And see unix.stackexchange.com/questions/10121/… about accessing X11 from cron.
– Gilles
Sep 5 '16 at 22:14
And see unix.stackexchange.com/questions/10121/… about accessing X11 from cron.
– Gilles
Sep 5 '16 at 22:14
And see unix.stackexchange.com/questions/10121/… about accessing X11 from cron.
– Gilles
Sep 5 '16 at 22:14
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Are you looking for the write command? This command allows you to send a message to a given user, which is then printed on his terminal/console. You can optionally specify the tty to send the message to.
answered Sep 4 '16 at 9:52
ph0t0nix
508416
I knowwritealready. I'm looking for a GUI alternative.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:50
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Are you looking for the write command? This command allows you to send a message to a given user, which is then printed on his terminal/console. You can optionally specify the tty to send the message to.
answered Sep 4 '16 at 9:52
ph0t0nix
508416
I knowwritealready. I'm looking for a GUI alternative.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:50
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Are you looking for the write command? This command allows you to send a message to a given user, which is then printed on his terminal/console. You can optionally specify the tty to send the message to.
answered Sep 4 '16 at 9:52
ph0t0nix
508416
Are you looking for the write command? This command allows you to send a message to a given user, which is then printed on his terminal/console. You can optionally specify the tty to send the message to.
answered Sep 4 '16 at 9:52
ph0t0nix
508416
answered Sep 4 '16 at 9:52
ph0t0nix
508416
answered Sep 4 '16 at 9:52
ph0t0nix
508416
answered Sep 4 '16 at 9:52
ph0t0nix
508416
508416
I knowwritealready. I'm looking for a GUI alternative.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:50
add a comment |Â
I knowwritealready. I'm looking for a GUI alternative.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:50
I know
write already. I'm looking for a GUI alternative.– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:50
I know
write already. I'm looking for a GUI alternative.– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:50
add a comment |Â
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If you can think of a better title, feel free to change it.
– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 7:53
@Thomas
notify-sendis exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! If you post that as an answer, I'll accept it.– cst1992
Sep 4 '16 at 16:51