Notify Tool

Send desktop notifications from command line scripts and automated tasks. Use for alerts, reminders, and process completion notifications.

Notify - Desktop Alert Utility

Display system notifications with customizable title, message, and urgency level. Integrates with desktop notification daemons for visual alerts.

Usage

bash

notify-tool [options] <message>

Options

• -t title: Set notification title
• -u level: Urgency (low, normal, critical)
• -e: Expire notification after timeout

Examples

bash

# Simple notification
notify-tool "Task complete!"

# With title
notify-tool -t "Backup" "Backup finished successfully"

# Critical alert
notify-tool -u critical "Disk space low!"