nag

A cli reminder for people who need a little more than just a ding and toaster message

Installation

To install nag, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal.

2. Navigate to the directory where the ./install.sh script is located:

Run the following command to install nag to the default directory /usr/local/bin:

Note: you may need execute the script with the appropriate permissions

./install.sh

This will make the nag globally.

Alternatively, if you want to install nag to a custom directory, specify the desired path as an argument to the install.sh script. For example, to install nag to /path/to/custom/directory, run:

./install.sh /path/to/custom/directory

Wait for the installation process to complete.

After following these steps, nag will be installed and ready to use! Assuming the installation path is in your terminal's $PATH you may begin using nag.

Usage

nag <duration> <message1> [message2] ...

A command-line reminder tool that speaks messages after a specified duration.

Arguments

Arguments	Description
<duration>	The time in minutes to wait before speaking the messages.
<message1>	The first message to be spoken.
[message2]	Optional additional messages to be spoken.

Examples

Wait for 30 minutes and then speak the message "Time to take a break"

nag in 30 "Time to take a break"

Wait for an hour and 10 minutes and then speak the message "Time to take a break"

nag in 1:10 "Time to take a break"

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Wait until 9:55am then speak the message "Meeting in 5 minutes"

nag at 9:55am "Meeting in 5 minutes"

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Terse time intuition, wait until 10:55pm then speak the message "Go to bed"

date
> Wed Feb 12 19:21:12 EST 202
nag at 10:55 "Go to bed"
> nagging @ 10:55p