[Remind-Fans] Remind + GrowlNotify

[Manu Kaul]

Just to add to the information by providing the versions of Remind and
GrowlNotify on my Mac,
Macintosh-3:~ manukaul$ remind

*REMIND 03.01.07 (English version) Copyright 1992-1998 David F. Skoll*
Copyright 1999-2009 Roaring Penguin Software Inc.
Usage: remind [options] filename [date] [time] [*rep]
Options:
 -n     Output next occurrence of reminders in simple format
 -r     Disable RUN directives
 -c[a][n] Produce a calendar for n (default 1) months
 -c[a]+[n] Produce a calendar for n (default 1) weeks
 -w[n[,p[,s]]]  Specify width, padding and spacing of calendar
 -s[a][+][n] Produce `simple calendar' for n (1) months (weeks)
 -p[a][n] Same as -s, but input compatible with rem2ps
 -l     Prefix each simple calendar line with line number and filename
comment
 -v     Verbose mode
 -o     Ignore ONCE directives
 -t[n]  Trigger all future (or those within `n' days)
 -h     `Hush' mode - be very quiet
 -a     Don't trigger timed reminders immediately - just queue them
 -q     Don't queue timed reminders
 -f     Trigger timed reminders by staying in foreground
 -z[n]  Enter daemon mode, waking every n (5) minutes.
 -d...  Debug: e=echo x=expr-eval t=trig v=dumpvars l=showline f=tracefiles
 -e     Divert messages normally sent to stderr to stdout
 -b[n]  Time format for cal: 0=am/pm, 1=24hr, 2=none
 -x[n]  Iteration limit for SATISFY clause (def=150)
 -kcmd  Run `cmd' for MSG-type reminders
 -g[dddd] Sort reminders by date, time, priority, and 'timedness'
 -ivar=val Initialize var to val and preserve var
 -m     Start calendar with Monday rather than Sunday
 -y     Synthesize tags for tagless reminders
Macintosh-3:~ manukaul$


*Macintosh-3:~ manukaul$ growlnotify -v*
*growlnotify 1.2*
Copyright (c) The Growl Project, 2004-2008



On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Manu Kaul <manu.kaul at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi ST,
> Thanks for the tip. I tried what you suggested an the output is below.
>
> *Macintosh-3:~ manukaul$ rem 29 sep 2009 AT 19:31 run echo "Testing
> Growl"|/usr/local/bin/growlnotify -s*
>
> REMIND 03.01.07 (English version) Copyright 1992-1998 David F. Skoll
> Copyright 1999-2009 Roaring Penguin Software Inc.
> Usage: remind [options] filename [date] [time] [*rep]
> Options:
>  -n     Output next occurrence of reminders in simple format
>  -r     Disable RUN directives
>  -c[a][n] Produce a calendar for n (default 1) months
>  -c[a]+[n] Produce a calendar for n (default 1) weeks
>  -w[n[,p[,s]]]  Specify width, padding and spacing of calendar
>  -s[a][+][n] Produce `simple calendar' for n (1) months (weeks)
>  -p[a][n] Same as -s, but input compatible with rem2ps
>  -l     Prefix each simple calendar line with line number and filename
> comment
>  -v     Verbose mode
>  -o     Ignore ONCE directives
>  -t[n]  Trigger all future (or those within `n' days)
>  -h     `Hush' mode - be very quiet
>  -a     Don't trigger timed reminders immediately - just queue them
>  -q     Don't queue timed reminders
>  -f     Trigger timed reminders by staying in foreground
>  -z[n]  Enter daemon mode, waking every n (5) minutes.
>  -d...  Debug: e=echo x=expr-eval t=trig v=dumpvars l=showline f=tracefiles
>  -e     Divert messages normally sent to stderr to stdout
>  -b[n]  Time format for cal: 0=am/pm, 1=24hr, 2=none
>  -x[n]  Iteration limit for SATISFY clause (def=150)
>  -kcmd  Run `cmd' for MSG-type reminders
>  -g[dddd] Sort reminders by date, time, priority, and 'timedness'
>  -ivar=val Initialize var to val and preserve var
>  -m     Start calendar with Monday rather than Sunday
>  -y     Synthesize tags for tagless reminders
> Macintosh-3:~ manukaul$
>
> It seems like it needs another parameter to it? Did the above command work
> on your machine and did it echo the statement? I get the point of how you
> add your remind statements through some script which automatically appends
> the growlnotify piped in. Would you mind sharing this script with me?
>
> Cheers,
> Manu
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 7:11 PM, <okazpyw02 at sneakemail.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't see the problem with your approach. It seems like it should work.
>>
>> I just use Remind's run command:
>>
>> rem 29 sep 2009 AT 12:31 run echo "Testing
>> Growl"|/usr/local/bin/growlnotify -s
>>
>> I set up most of my Remind entries through a script which automatically
>> puts all entries with times into this pipe-to-growlnotify format.
>>
>> I hope this helps.
>>
>> ST
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>
>
>
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>
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> falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
> - Michelangelo
>



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