bash timer

aliases.sh

# After seeing that Mac AppStore has all these timers (both dumb and "smart") that each cost 3 USD (for what?!),
# I think this will do for 0 USD and 5 minutes.
# Works wonders as `timer 5 fuck off` :)

[[ "`uname`" == 'Linux' ]] && alias say="espeak"
function timer() {
    minutes=${1:-1}
    steep=$(($minutes*60))
    wakeup=${@:2}
    wakeup=${wakeup:-"time's up"}
    echo -e "Aye, aye!\nWaiting for $minutes minutes before $wakeup"
    sleep $steep && say "$minutes minutes have passed, so $wakeup" & disown
}