tommorris · November 25, 2008 22:55
diff --git a/gistfile1.rb b/gistfile1.rb
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby

 # Linux (ALSA) command line alarm clock
 # written in Ruby, but you can use any language you like.

 # store original volume and set volume to 100%
 original_volume = `amixer get Master | grep 'Front Left' | cut -d ' ' -f 6`.chop.to_i
 `amixer set Master front 65536`

 # I'm using 'Alarm Clock 2' from http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/domestic_sounds.html
 `aplay ~/Downloads/alarm_clock_2.wav > /dev/null`
 # it only lasts twelve seconds, so you may wish to wrap it in a 5.times {} block.

 # set volume back to original
 `amixer set Master front #{original_volume.to_s}`

 # you can invoke this from a crontab or use the 'at' command (look it up
 # in the man pages
	#!/usr/bin/env ruby

	# Linux (ALSA) command line alarm clock
	# written in Ruby, but you can use any language you like.

	# store original volume and set volume to 100%
	original_volume = `amixer get Master \| grep 'Front Left' \| cut -d ' ' -f 6`.chop.to_i
	`amixer set Master front 65536`

	# I'm using 'Alarm Clock 2' from http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/domestic_sounds.html
	`aplay ~/Downloads/alarm_clock_2.wav > /dev/null`
	# it only lasts twelve seconds, so you may wish to wrap it in a 5.times {} block.

	# set volume back to original
	`amixer set Master front #{original_volume.to_s}`

	# you can invoke this from a crontab or use the 'at' command (look it up
	# in the man pages