How do I modify this command to play an audio file every 10 minutes?

user214128

11/22/22, 4:12 AM

*/15 * * * *   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000 /usr/bin/play -n synth 10 sin 20

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jpbrain

11/22/22, 5:00 AM

Hi. hhhm... switch 15 by 10. or "0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * "

mchid

11/22/22, 5:06 AM

That's a super low frequency. Be careful not to blow your speakers. Something like `sin 100` might be more reasonable for most people.

mchid

11/24/22, 2:45 AM

If you want a tone that is inaudible that won't damage your speakers, I suggest using `sin 1` instead of `sin 20`.

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mchid

11/22/22, 5:33 AM

Run the following command to set (edit) a cron job for your current user:

crontab -e

Then, paste the following line at the end of the file:

*/10 * * * *   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000 /usr/bin/play -n synth 10 sin 100

After you are done editing the file:

If your system uses nano editor, press CTRL+o to save the file and then press CTRL+x to exit.

If your system uses vim editor, press ESC then type :wq and then press ENTER.

This will play the tone once every 10 minutes starting at each hour (at 10, 20, 30, . . . , 60).

I changed sin 20 to sin 100 because sin 20 is a low frequency that may damage speakers if played too loudly on some systems. However, you can change this back to sin 20 if you would like. If you want a tone that is inaudible that won't damage your speakers, I suggest using sin 1 instead.

The sine tone will play for 10 seconds as specified by the command option synth 10 and you can change that also (like synth 1 to set for 1 second for example).

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