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UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4198- August  9, 2012
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 Unix Tip #4198- August  9, 2012
 
TASK ALERTS  
  
Have you ever started a long  
running task, and after some time  
decide you want to be alerted  
when it finishes?  
  
Add this to your .bashrc:  
  
function aldo { while ps -ao pid | grep -q " ${1}$"; do sleep 1 ; done;  
echo $'\a'; }  
  
Then find the pid of a long  
running process(say 253) and  
on a different terminal:  
  
501$ aldo 253  
  
Will treat you to a pleasant beep when the task finishes.  
  
  
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