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Created February 10, 2017 08:37
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Show a notification when Time Machine backup completes
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notify-tm-backup
# Raw command
BACKUP=$(tmutil latestbackup) ; if [ "$(cat ~/.lastbackup 2>/dev/null)" != "$BACKUP" ]; then echo $BACKUP > ~/.lastbackup ; osascript -e "display notification \"$(echo $BACKUP | xargs basename)\" with title \"Backup finished\""; fi
# As cron entry
*/5 * * * * BACKUP=$(tmutil latestbackup 2>/dev/null) ; if [ "$(cat ~/.lastbackup 2>/dev/null)" != "$BACKUP" ]; then echo $BACKUP > ~/.lastbackup ; osascript -e "display notification \"$(echo $BACKUP | xargs basename)\" with title \"Backup finished\""; fi 2>&1 >/dev/null
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