Alert yourself after a long-running task in terminal
Alert yourself after a long-running task in terminal - README.md
Alert yourself after a long-running task in terminal launched on February 25, 2021 with 86 votes, #476 of 3,133 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.
In plain words
This command-line tool notifies users when long-running terminal tasks complete. Designed for developers who need to step away from their computer while processes run, it sends an alert upon completion so they don't have to constantly monitor their terminal. The tool integrates directly into existing workflows by wrapping commands or appending notifications to scripts.
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