https://github.com/oxzi/et
Minimal libnotify-based (egg) timer
https://github.com/oxzi/et
libnotify timer
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Minimal libnotify-based (egg) timer
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/oxzi/et
- Owner: oxzi
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2017-03-04T00:01:36.000Z (about 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-13T21:41:02.000Z (12 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-23T16:09:39.861Z (11 months ago)
- Topics: libnotify, timer
- Language: C
- Homepage:
- Size: 40 KB
- Stars: 10
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# *et*, egg timer
## What?
A minimal *(egg)* timer based on
[libnotify](https://developer.gnome.org/libnotify/).
## Screenshot?
You're seeing the [Dunst-notification daemon](http://www.knopwob.org/dunst/)
running on [dwm](http://dwm.suckless.org/).
## How?
To start an **et**, just fire a command.
```bash
$ et 90 # Reminds you in 90 seconds
$ et 1:30 # Also reminds you in 90 seconds
$ et 1:30:00 # Reminds you in 90 minutes
$ et 10:00 Pizza # Reminds you in 10 minutes and says Pizza
$ et 23:00 "Check rice" # Reminder with a longer text
```
To get the current status, send a `SIGUSR1`-signal to the process.
Don't worry, it won't stop.
```bash
$ et 120
Egg timer started!
Name: eggtimer, PID: 4242
Only 30 seconds remaining
$ kill -SIGUSR1 4242
01 minutes and 28 seconds remaining
```
You can also get the status of all **et**-instances by running
the `et-status.sh`-script.
Perhaps you want to set up some keybindings in your WM for a
flawless experience.
## Build?
### Debian / Ubuntu
```bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential libnotify-dev
make
```
### NixOS / Nix
If you're using [Nix](https://nixos.org/nix/) or [NixOS](https://nixos.org/)
try `nix-build` or just install the `et` package from the
[nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs).
### OpenBSD
```
doas pkg_add libnotify
make
```