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Sends a message to all logged in users (permission to pts devices required)
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| #=============================================================================== | |
| # FILE: gmessage.sh | |
| # USAGE: gmessage.sh <message> [sender] | |
| # DESCRIPTION: Sends a message to all logged in users (permission to pts devices required) | |
| # OPTIONS: `sender` is an optional arg, $USER is used otherwise | |
| # REQUIREMENTS: `toilet`, `lolcat` | |
| # AUTHOR: Jesse Portnoy <jesse@packman.io> | |
| # ORGANIZATION: Packman.io | |
| # CREATED: 23/04/23 20:09:32 GMT | |
| # REVISION: --- | |
| #=============================================================================== | |
| if [ $# -lt 1 ];then | |
| echo "Usage: $0 <message> [sender]" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| SENDER=$USER | |
| MSG=$1 | |
| if [ -n "$2" ];then | |
| SENDER=$2 | |
| fi | |
| # `lolcat` often installs under /usr/games which is not always included in PATH | |
| PATH=$PATH:/usr/games | |
| # check that we have the needed binaries | |
| for BINARY in toilet lolcat; do | |
| if [ ! "`which $BINARY 2>/dev/null`" ];then | |
| echo "Need to install $BINARY." | |
| exit 2 | |
| fi | |
| done | |
| for DEV in `who|awk -F " " '{print $2}'|xargs`; do | |
| echo -en "\n-----\n$MSG\n-- $SENDER" | toilet -f future.tlf -t | lolcat > /dev/$DEV | |
| done | |
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