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 <[email protected]> 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, <[email protected]> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> Remind-fans mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.whatexit.org/mailman/listinfo/remind-fans >> > > > > -- > > The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and > falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. > - Michelangelo > -- The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. - Michelangelo
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