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.\"     @(#)leave.1	6.4 (Berkeley) 07/24/90
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.Dd 
.Dt LEAVE 1
.Sh NAME
.Nm leave
.Nd remind you when you have to leave
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm leave
.Op [\&+] Ar hhmm
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Leave
waits until the specified time, then reminds you that you
have to leave.
You are reminded 5 minutes and 1 minute before the actual
time, at the time, and every minute thereafter.
When you log off,
.Nm leave
exits just before it would have
printed the next message.
.Pp
Options:
.Pp
.Tw Fl
.Tp Ar hhmm
The time of day is in the form
.Ar hhmm
where
.Ar hh
is a time in
hours (on a 12 or 24 hour clock), and
.Ar mm
are minutes.
All times are converted to a 12 hour clock, and assumed to
be in the next 12 hours.
.Tp Ic \&+
If the time is preceeded by `+', the alarm will go off in hours and minutes
from the current time.
.Tp
.Pp
If no argument is given,
.Nm leave
prompts with "When do you
have to leave?". A reply of newline causes
.Nm leave
to exit,
otherwise the reply is assumed to be a time.
This form is suitable for inclusion in a
.Pa .login
or
.Pa .profile.
.Pp
Leave ignores interrupts, quits, and terminates.
To get rid of it you should either log off or use
.Ql kill \-9
giving its process id.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr calendar 1
.Sh HISTORY
.Nm Leave
appeared in 3 BSD.