Notifications using ssh and dbus-python

October 25, 2007

Submitted by: Taoufix

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First make sure dbus-python is installed on the remote host.
Download the mesg.sh script:

#!/bin/bash
 
if (($# &lt; 2));then
    echo "Usage: ${0##*/} dest text [text ...]" &gt; /dev/stderr
    exit 1
fi
dest=${1}
shift
 
ssh ${dest} "DISPLAY=:0 python" &lt;

Make it executable:

$ mv mesg.sh.txt mesg.sh; chmod 755 mesg.sh

To send a message to a user at a remote desktop:

$ ./mesg.sh user@host "Are you ready for lunch ?"

You can also use html-like syntax to send URLs:

$ ./mesg.sh shikamaru@host '<a href="http://www.dattebayo.com/t/ns031.torrent">Naruto Shippuuden </a> is out'

He will receive the following notification:

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