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Stumpish notification via X-session for root
#!/bin/sh
if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
echo "Usage: `basename $0` 'text'" >&2
exit 2
fi
STUMPISH=/usr/local/bin/stumpish
LEN=${#1}
SPACE=$(printf "%${LEN}s")
LINE="+-$(echo "${SPACE}" | sed 's/ /\-/g')-+"
su -c "exec env DISPLAY='$DISPLAY' XAUTHORITY='$XAUTHORITY' '$SHELL' -c \"$STUMPISH echo '^1*$LINE
| $SPACE |
| $1 |
| $SPACE |
$LINE
'\" >/dev/null 2>&1"
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