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bwarp on Feb 19, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Spicing unix shell scripts

The only thing I do and would use there is "logger". The rest is about showboating.

A GUI and a script should never be entangled if you ask me. There should be no coupling there. Everything script-related should run quite happily non interactive.

A GUI could drive a script however via the script's API.

I think ESR wrote about this in TAOUP (The Art Of Unix Programming) but I can't be bothered to dig through it now for the reference.

keeperofdakeys on Feb 20, 2012 | [–]

Personally I use notify-send for warnings (such as battery getting low). Even though I do have a separate battery bar, it helps remember to plugin.

gbrindisi on Feb 19, 2012 | [–]

TAOUP?

pewfly on Feb 19, 2012 | [–]

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