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Launch any GUI related application from crontab in Ubuntu 16.04, 17.10 and other Ubuntu distributions with Gnome
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#!/bin/bash -e | |
# Name: gui-launcher | |
# Description: Launch any GUI related application from crontab | |
# in Ubuntu 16.04, 17.10 and other Ubuntu distributions with Gnome | |
# Example: */1 * * * * /full/path/to/gui-launcher.sh "/full/path/to/custom/script.py" | |
# Link: https://askubuntu.com/questions/978382/how-can-i-show-notify-send-messages-triggered-by-crontab | |
# Warning: Please don't modify and run the script as root. It could be harmful for the system! | |
# Check whether the user is logged-in | |
while [ -z "$(pgrep gnome-session -n -U $UID)" ]; do sleep 3; done | |
# Export the current desktop session environment variables | |
export $(xargs -0 -a "/proc/$(pgrep gnome-session -n -U $UID)/environ") | |
# Execute the input command | |
nohup "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1 & | |
exit 0 |
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