alertme

#!/bin/bash

if [ "$1" = '-d' ]; then
  text="`date` "
  gtext="`date`\n"
  shift
else
  text=
  gtext=
fi

text="$text$*"
gtext="$gtext$*"

beep

if [ -n "$DISPLAY" ]; then
    if which zenity >& /dev/null; then
        zenity --info --text "$gtext" && exit 0
    fi

    if which xmessage >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        xmessage "$text" && exit 0
    fi
fi

# getting desperate
echo "$text" | write `id -un`
logger -t "$0[$$]" "$text"