AT not working

Fixit7 · 12-17-2014, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rigor

Maybe this will illustrate the situation:

Code:

$ tty
/dev/pts/5
$ date
Tue Dec 16 17:06:29 CST 2014
$ at 17:07
warning: commands will be executed using /bin/sh
at> echo 'Hello from an at job'  >> /dev/pts/5
at> <EOT>
job 6 at Wed Dec 17 17:07:00 2014
$ Hello from an at job

Thanks for your help and explanation.

Your version above worked on my system using /dev/pts/0.

At is a little complicated, but a useful command.

I am looking for something better than Pschedule which I find difficult to understand and use.

I would like a simple reminder program.

For example:

Show a message on Thursday, 12/18/14 that says, "Dr. Sawbones appt. at 3:30 pm.

Preferably a GUI version.

SAbhi · 12-17-2014, 03:13 AM

Quote:

I am looking for something better than Pschedule which I find difficult to understand and use.

I would like a simple reminder program.

For example:

Show a message on Thursday, 12/18/14 that says, "Dr. Sawbones appt. at 3:30 pm.

Preferably a GUI version.

hmm that can be done using "zenity"

"at" is very intelligent when you know how to use it.

Fixit7 · 12-17-2014, 03:37 AM

I ran this on Wed 12/17/14.

And got "Thank god its thursday"

But it's Wednesday. ??

It should not run until tommorrow.

Quote:

# zenity --info --text="Thank god its thursday" |at 09:01 pm Thu
warning: commands will be executed using /bin/sh
job 24 at Thu Dec 18 21:01:00 2014
Can't open /var/run/atd.pid to signal atd. No atd running?

We'll get it figured out. :-)

rigor · 12-17-2014, 07:47 AM

In the form of Puppy you are using, when you right click on the desktop or left click on the main menu on the bottom left can you find "Manage System Services" ?

If so can you find mention of the at Daemon?

Fixit7 · 12-17-2014, 04:08 PM

My version does not have Manage System Services.

Fixit7 · 12-17-2014, 04:11 PM

I added /usr/bin/at to Startup Apps.

SAbhi · 12-17-2014, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fixit7

I ran this on Wed 12/17/14.

And got "Thank god its thursday"

But it's Wednesday. ??

It should not run until tommorrow.

We'll get it figured out. :-)

That was untested, thats why i emoved it.. need to figure out if at schedule tasks when piped successfully..