#!/bin/bash # file: notify.sh # example for an background job, run with startback notify.sh # # This file is public domain in the USA and all free countries. # Elsewhere, consider it to be WTFPLv2. (wtfpl.net/txt/copying) #### $$VERSION$$ v1.52-0-g1a83202 ###### # parameters # $1 $2 args as given to starct_proc chat script arg1 arg2 # $3 path to named pipe/log # adjust your language setting here # https://github.com/topkecleon/telegram-bot-bash#setting-up-your-environment export 'LC_ALL=C.UTF-8' export 'LANG=C.UTF-8' export 'LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8' unset IFS # set -f # if you are paranoid use set -f to disable globbing # discard STDIN for background jobs! cat >/dev/null & # check if $1 is a number regex='^[0-9]+$' if [[ "$1" =~ ${regex} ]] ; then SLEEP="$1" else SLEEP=10 # time between time notifications fi # output current time every $1 seconds while sleep "${SLEEP}" do date "+* It's %k:%M:%S o' clock ..." done