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notify-send

Uses the current desktop environment's notification system to create a notification. More information: https://manned.org/notify-send.
  • Show a notification with the title "Test" and the content "This is a test":
    notify-send "{{Test}}" "{{This is a test}}"
  • Show a notification with a custom icon:
    notify-send -i {{icon.png}} "{{Test}}" "{{This is a test}}"
  • Show a notification for 5 seconds:
    notify-send -t 5000 "{{Test}}" "{{This is a test}}"
  • Show a notification with an app's icon and name:
    notify-send "{{Test}}" --icon={{google-chrome}} --app-name="{{Google Chrome}}"

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