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31.\"	@(#)leave.1	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
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33.Dd $Mdocdate: September 25 2015 $
34.Dt LEAVE 1
35.Os
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm leave
38.Nd remind you when you have to leave
39.Sh SYNOPSIS
40.Nm leave
41.Op Oo Cm + Oc Ns Ar hhmm
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43.Nm leave
44waits until the specified time, then reminds you that you
45have to leave.
46You are reminded 5 minutes and 1 minute before the actual
47time, at the time, and every minute thereafter.
48When you log off,
49.Nm leave
50exits just before it would have
51printed the next message.
52.Pp
53The options are as follows:
54.Bl -tag -width Ds
55.It Ar hhmm
56The time of day is in the form
57.Ar hhmm
58where
59.Ar hh
60is a time in
61hours (on a 12 or 24 hour clock), and
62.Ar mm
63in minutes.
64In ambiguous cases, times are converted to a 12 hour clock,
65and assumed to be in the next 12 hours.
66.It Cm +
67If the time is preceded by
68.Ql + ,
69the alarm will go off in hours and minutes
70from the current time.
71.El
72.Pp
73If no argument is given,
74.Nm leave
75prompts with "When do you
76have to leave?".
77A reply of newline causes
78.Nm leave
79to exit,
80otherwise the reply is assumed to be a time.
81This form is suitable for inclusion in a
82.Pa .login
83or
84.Pa .profile .
85.Sh SEE ALSO
86.Xr calendar 1
87.Sh HISTORY
88The
89.Nm leave
90command appeared in
91.Bx 3.0 .
92