user timer/alarm

Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. kdk at daleco.biz
Tue Dec 9 09:03:58 PST 2003


Troy wrote:

> Hello,
> I found a command a few days ago that would allow a user to type in 
> the command + time in minutes then it would allow a person to continue 
> to work, when the time was up it would let you know and that was it.  
> Can someone please refresh my memory as to what that command might've 
> been?  I of course did not write it down and thus can't remember.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Troy
>

And, behind door number three, leave(1):

#leave 1105

Which will prompt "time to leave" at
11:05 (am) local time....

KDK



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