LEAVE(1) | General Commands Manual | LEAVE(1)

# NAME

`leave` — print reminders when it is time to leave

# SYNOPSIS

`leave` | [[`+`]hhmm]

# DESCRIPTION

`leave` waits until the specified time, then prints a reminder that it is time to leave. Reminders are printed 5 minutes and 1 minute before the actual time, at the time, and every minute thereafter. If the login session ends, `leave` exits just before it would have printed the next message.

The options are as follows:

hhmm
  The time of day is in the form hhmm where hh is a time in hours (on a 12 or 24 hour clock), and mm in minutes. In ambiguous cases, times are converted to a 12 hour clock, and assumed to be in the next 12 hours.
`+`
  If the time is preceded by ‘`+`’, the alarm will go off in hours and minutes from the current time.

If no argument is given, `leave` prompts with "When do you have to leave?". A reply of newline causes `leave` to exit, otherwise the reply is assumed to be a time. This form is suitable for inclusion in a .login or .profile.

# SEE ALSO

calendar(1)

# HISTORY

The `leave` command appeared in 3.0BSD.

# AUTHORS

Mary Ann Horton.

January 22, 2020 | Debian