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terminal-notifier — Send macOS User Notifications. More information: <https://github.com/julienXX/terminal-notifier>.

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Problem

How to use the terminal-notifier command: Send macOS User Notifications. More information: <https://github.com/julienXX/terminal-notifier>.

Solution

terminal-notifier — Send macOS User Notifications. More information: <https://github.com/julienXX/terminal-notifier>.

Send a notification (only the message is required):

terminal-notifier -group {{tldr-info}} -title {{TLDR}} -message '{{TLDR rocks}}'

Display piped data with a sound:

echo '{{Piped Message Data!}}' | terminal-notifier -sound {{default}}

Open a URL when the notification is clicked:

terminal-notifier -message '{{Check your Apple stock!}}' -open '{{http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=AAPL}}'

Open an app when the notification is clicked:

terminal-notifier -message '{{Imported 42 contacts.}}' -activate {{com.apple.AddressBook}}

Code Snippets

Send a notification (only the message is required)

terminal-notifier -group {{tldr-info}} -title {{TLDR}} -message '{{TLDR rocks}}'

Display piped data with a sound

echo '{{Piped Message Data!}}' | terminal-notifier -sound {{default}}

Open a URL when the notification is clicked

terminal-notifier -message '{{Check your Apple stock!}}' -open '{{http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=AAPL}}'

Open an app when the notification is clicked

terminal-notifier -message '{{Imported 42 contacts.}}' -activate {{com.apple.AddressBook}}

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tldr-pages: osx/terminal-notifier

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