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tags: [tldr, linux]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# notify-send
> Uses the current desktop environment's notification system to create a notification.
> More information: <https://manned.org/notify-send>.
- Show a notification with the title "Test" and the content "This is a test":
`notify-send "{{Test}}" "{{This is a test}}"`
- Show a notification with a custom icon:
`notify-send {{[-i|--icon]}} {{icon.png}} "{{Test}}" "{{This is a test}}"`
- Show a notification for 5 seconds:
`notify-send {{[-t|--expire-time]}} 5000 "{{Test}}" "{{This is a test}}"`
- Show a notification with an app's icon and name:
`notify-send "{{Test}}" {{[-i|--icon]}} {{google-chrome}} {{[-a|--app-name]}} "{{Google Chrome}}"`