ntfy is a command-line utility that sends notifications when commands finish executing. This tutorial explains how to install ntfy on Arch Linux.
Before we start, make sure you have the following:
To install ntfy, you can use the pip package manager. To install pip, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S python-pip
After pip is installed, you can install ntfy by running the following command:
sudo pip install ntfy
The installation process will take a few moments to complete.
To verify that ntfy has been installed successfully, run the following command:
ntfy --version
This should print the version number of ntfy to the console.
ntfy can be configured by creating a configuration file at ~/.config/ntfy/config.cfg
.
Here's an example configuration file:
[handlers]
default = osdnotify
[osdnotify]
theme = dark
This configuration file specifies that the default notification handler is osdnotify
, and sets the theme to dark
.
There are other notification handlers available as well, such as pushover
, pushbullet
, and slack
. You can learn more about configuring ntfy in the official documentation.
To use ntfy, simply append ntfy
to the beginning of any command. For example:
ntfy ping google.com
This will execute the ping
command and send a notification when it finishes.
ntfy is a useful tool for receiving notifications when lengthy processes finish executing. By following this tutorial, you should now have a working installation of ntfy on your Arch Linux system.
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