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38 lines
1.3 KiB
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# break\_interval
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This simple program plays a jingle at a specified interval in minutes. It is
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meant to be used as a way to notify the user to take a break when the interval
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jingle plays.
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# For usage:
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> ./break_interval --help
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./program [minutes] [file_to_play_on_interval] [player_program] [player_args...]
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minutes defaults to 5, file defaults to internal file, program defaults to "/usr/bin/mpv".
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Note that this program uses execl/execv, so if a program is specified, it must be the full path to the program.
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Running the program with no args will default to playing a jingle every 5
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minutes.
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If `[player_program]` is specified (with full path) like with
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`/usr/bin/ffplay`, then the command executed will look like:
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/usr/bin/ffplay <file_to_play>
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If `[player_args...]` is specified like with `--flag` and `--another-flag`, then
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the command executed will look like:
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/usr/bin/ffplay --flag --another-flag <file_to_play>
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It may be recommended to use a command like:
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./break_interval 5 /my/music/file.mp3 /usr/bin/ffplay -nodisp
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Which will execute (every 5 minutes):
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/usr/bin/ffplay -nodisp /my/music/file.mp3
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To play the internal file instead of a specified one, use the parameter
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"INTERNAL_FILE" for the filename and break\_interval will play the internal
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file.
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./break_interval 5 INTERNAL_FILE /usr/bin/ffplay -nodisp
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