[Remind-Fans] Remind-fans Digest, Vol 94, Issue 1

[Roger]

David,

That would be a great option -- to not show expired timed reminders.

Roger

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>     1. Showing timed reminders from command line (Dave Lerner)
>     2. Re: Showing timed reminders from command line (David F. Skoll)
>     3. Re: Showing timed reminders from command line (Dave Parker)
>     4. Re: Showing timed reminders from command line (David F. Skoll)
>     5. Re: Showing timed reminders from command line (Dave Parker)
>     6. Re: Showing timed reminders from command line (David F. Skoll)
>     7. Re: Showing timed reminders from command line (Dave Parker)
>     8. Re: Showing timed reminders from command line (David F. Skoll)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:05:30 -0500
> From: Dave Lerner<magc6s4ngc at snkmail.com>
> To: remind-fans at lists.roaringpenguin.com
> Subject: [Remind-Fans] Showing timed reminders from command line
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> The following form of the rem command is convenient for viewing upcoming
> reminders.  But it doesn't display timed reminders, at least not
> consistently.  Is there a way of forcing it to display timed reminders?
>
> rem -g -a
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:10:54 -0500
> From: "David F. Skoll"<dfs at roaringpenguin.com>
> To: remind-fans at lists.roaringpenguin.com
> Subject: Re: [Remind-Fans] Showing timed reminders from command line
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> On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:05:30 -0500
> Dave Lerner<magc6s4ngc at snkmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> The following form of the rem command is convenient for viewing
>> upcoming reminders.  But it doesn't display timed reminders, at least
>> not consistently.  Is there a way of forcing it to display timed
>> reminders?
>> rem -g -a
> You probably don't want -a, but do want -q:
>
> rem -g -q
>
> If you use -q and -a, then you only get timed reminders whose
> time is in the future.  If you leave out -a, you get all timed
> reminders.
>
> You *always* want -q.  Otherwise, remind will fork itself into
> the background to handle not-yet-expired timed reminders.  You
> may discover lots of running "rem" processes you didn't know about!
>
> Regards,
>
> David.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:32:10 -0700
> From: Dave Parker<cedardocster at gmail.com>
> To: Users of Remind<remind-fans at lists.roaringpenguin.com>
> Subject: Re: [Remind-Fans] Showing timed reminders from command line
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> I find that
> "remind -q" lists all timed reminders for today, but neither
> "remind -q -a" nor "remind -a -q" gives anything at all (and there is a
> future reminder there)
>
> is this something only in recent versions and maybe I need to update?
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:47:53 -0500
> From: "David F. Skoll"<dfs at roaringpenguin.com>
> To: remind-fans at lists.roaringpenguin.com
> Subject: Re: [Remind-Fans] Showing timed reminders from command line
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> On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:32:10 -0700
> Dave Parker<cedardocster at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> I find that
>> "remind -q" lists all timed reminders for today, but neither
>> "remind -q -a" nor "remind -a -q" gives anything at all (and there is
>> a future reminder there)
> Could you post an example of a REM line you expect to see but don't?
>
>> is this something only in recent versions and maybe I need to update?
> I don't know... you didn't say what version you're running. :)
>
> (But probably not version-related... this part of Remind has not changed
> in a very long time.)
>
> Regards,
>
> David.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:47:41 -0700
> From: Dave Parker<cedardocster at gmail.com>
> To: Users of Remind<remind-fans at lists.roaringpenguin.com>
> Subject: Re: [Remind-Fans] Showing timed reminders from command line
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> david at david-Dell-DXP051:~$ remind -q
> /home/david/Dropbox/scripts/bash/workreminders-popups
> Reminders for Wednesday, 11th January, 2012 (today):
>
> (a bunch of other stuff)
>
> testing
>
> david at david-Dell-DXP051:~$ remind -a -q
> /home/david/Dropbox/scripts/bash/workreminders-popups
> No reminders.
> david at david-Dell-DXP051:~$
> ( same result with "-q -a" )
>
>
> and the REM line is this:
> REM 11 Jan 2012 AT 13:52 MSG testing
>
> version is 3.01.05-2
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:13:17 -0500
> From: "David F. Skoll"<dfs at roaringpenguin.com>
> To: remind-fans at lists.roaringpenguin.com
> Subject: Re: [Remind-Fans] Showing timed reminders from command line
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> On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:47:41 -0700
> Dave Parker<cedardocster at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> $ remind -q ....
>> testing
>> $ remind -a -q ...
>> No reminders.
>> and the REM line is this:
>> REM 11 Jan 2012 AT 13:52 MSG testing
> And... that's right.  I don't understand what you're expecting.
> The -a will suppress timed reminders and leaving off the -a will not.
> Please see the man page.
>
> Regards,
>
> David.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:17:15 -0700
> From: Dave Parker<cedardocster at gmail.com>
> To: Users of Remind<remind-fans at lists.roaringpenguin.com>
> Subject: Re: [Remind-Fans] Showing timed reminders from command line
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> oh sorry, I must have misread the thread - I'd thought there was a
> possibility to see all the future timed reminders for today excluding the
> ones that have already passed.  My mistake.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:18:57 -0500
> From: "David F. Skoll"<dfs at roaringpenguin.com>
> To: remind-fans at lists.roaringpenguin.com
> Subject: Re: [Remind-Fans] Showing timed reminders from command line
> Message-ID:<20120111161857.7a13c0d9 at hydrogen.roaringpenguin.com>
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> On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:17:15 -0700
> Dave Parker<cedardocster at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> oh sorry, I must have misread the thread - I'd thought there was a
>> possibility to see all the future timed reminders for today excluding
>> the ones that have already passed.  My mistake.
> Ah, I see.  That is a pretty useful option... maybe I'll add it.
>
> Regards,
>
> David.
>
>
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