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Re:Spicing unix shell scripts by bwarp on Sunday February 19, 2012 @03:10PM (#3610250)
The only thing I do and would use there is "logger". The rest is about showboating.

A GUI and a script should never be entangled if you ask me. There should be no coupling there. Everything script-related should run quite happily non interactive.

A GUI could drive a script however via the script's API.

I think ESR wrote about this in TAOUP (The Art Of Unix Programming) but I can't be bothered to dig through it now for the reference.

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Re:Spicing unix shell scripts by keeperofdakeys on Monday February 20, 2012 @06:10AM (#3612049)
Personally I use notify-send for warnings (such as battery getting low). Even though I do have a separate battery bar, it helps remember to plugin.
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Re:Spicing unix shell scripts by gbrindisi on Sunday February 19, 2012 @03:54PM (#3610373)
TAOUP?
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Re:Spicing unix shell scripts by pewfly on Sunday February 19, 2012 @04:03PM (#3610402)
The Art Of Unix Programming
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