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32.\"	@(#)leave.1	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
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36.Dd April 28, 1995
37.Dt LEAVE 1
38.Os
39.Sh NAME
40.Nm leave
41.Nd remind you when you have to leave
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.Nm
44.Op Oo Cm \&+ Oc Ns Ar hhmm
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46The
47.Nm
48utility waits until the specified time, then reminds you that you
49have to leave.
50You are reminded 5 minutes and 1 minute before the actual
51time, at the time, and every minute thereafter.
52When you log off,
53.Nm
54exits just before it would have
55printed the next message.
56.Pp
57The following options are available:
58.Bl -tag -width indent
59.It Ar hhmm
60The time of day is in the form
61.Ar hhmm
62where
63.Ar hh
64is a time in
65hours (on a 12 or 24 hour clock), and
66.Ar mm
67are minutes.
68All times are converted to a 12 hour clock, and assumed to
69be in the next 12 hours.
70.It Cm \&+
71If the time is preceded by
72.Sq Cm \&+ ,
73the alarm will go off in hours and minutes
74from the current time.
75.El
76.Pp
77If no argument is given,
78.Nm
79prompts with "When do you
80have to leave?".
81A reply of newline causes
82.Nm
83to exit,
84otherwise the reply is assumed to be a time.
85This form is suitable for inclusion in a
86.Pa .login
87or
88.Pa .profile .
89.Pp
90To get rid of
91.Nm
92you should either log off or use
93.Ql kill \-s KILL
94giving its process id.
95.Sh SEE ALSO
96.Xr calendar 1
97.Sh HISTORY
98The
99.Nm
100command appeared in
101.Bx 3.0 .
102