Bash Pomodoro-style timer for Ubuntu

pomodoro

#!/bin/sh
# Pomodoro-style timer for Ubuntu
# Usage `pomodoro [WORK DURATION] [SHORT BREAK DURATION] [LONG BREAK DURATION]

while true
do
  for i in {1..4}
  do
	  sleep ${1:-25m}
	  notify-send "Time to take a short break"
	  sleep ${2:-5m}
	  notify-send "Time to get back to work"
  done
  notify-send "Time for a long break"
  sleep ${3:-15m}
  notify-send "Time to work"
done

I hadn't thought about adding a loop to mine. Here's mine, because on XFCE notification popups are not that visible, I added sounds. I now like it even more, in fact:

The first notify-send serves as a visual reminder that the script is running, it's useful when launching from a keyboard shortcut. It plays bell sounds every 5 minutes until competing 15 minute (my preferred time for pomodoros)

notify-send -t 900000 "M" & aplay -q ~/scripts/sounds/bell.wav & sleep 300  && aplay -q ~/scripts/sounds/bell.wav && sleep 300 && aplay -q ~/scripts/sounds/bell.wav && sleep 300 && aplay -q ~/scripts/sounds/ubuntu.wav