#!/bin/sh
# xmsg shell script
# Original courtesy of Derek Glidden and Linux Tips and Tricks
# Minor tweaks by William Stearns <wstearns@pobox.com>
PATH="$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin"
if [ -n "$*" ]; then
	if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then
		export DISPLAY="localhost:0.0"
	fi
	xkbbell ; xkbbell				#Beep the user as well
	/usr/X11R6/bin/xmessage -nearmouse $*
else
	echo usage:
	echo "	$0 message to display"
	echo or:
	echo "	echo $0 Pick up daughter | at 14:10 today"
	echo or the following in your crontab:
	echo "	55 17 * * Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri $0 \"Simpsons in five minutes\""
fi