remind

Calendar and reminder system

TLDR

Show reminders

$ remind [~/.reminders]

Show calendar

$ remind -c [~/.reminders]

Show next N days

$ remind -c+[7] [~/.reminders]

Run daemon

$ remind -z [~/.reminders]

Simple calendar

$ remind -s [~/.reminders]

SYNOPSIS

remind [options] filename [date]

DESCRIPTION

Remind is a sophisticated calendar and reminder program. It uses a scripting language for complex recurring events, with support for calendar output and daemon mode.

PARAMETERS

-c [+n]

Calendar mode (n days ahead).

-s

Simple calendar.

-z

Daemon mode.

-q

Quiet mode.

-n

Next occurrence only.

@ time

Trigger at time.

$ # Show today's reminders
remind ~/.reminders

# Calendar view
remind -c ~/.reminders

# Next 30 days
remind -c+30 ~/.reminders

# Run in background
remind -z ~/.reminders &

# HTML calendar
remind -pp ~/.reminders | rem2html > cal.html

CONFIGURATION

~/.reminders

Default reminder file containing REM statements that define events, recurring schedules, and timed alerts using Remind's scripting language.

REMINDER FILE

$ # ~/.reminders

# Simple reminder
REM Jan 1 MSG Happy New Year!

# Weekly
REM Mon MSG Weekly meeting

# With time
REM Mon AT 9:00 MSG Standup

# Monthly
REM 15 MSG Pay rent

# Advance warning
REM Apr 15 +7 MSG Tax deadline approaching