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notify-user.sh
#! /usr/bin/env bash
# Usage: notify-user.sh username notify-send-args
uid=$(id -u $1)
displays=($(who | grep -E "$1 .+\(:[0-9](\.[0-9])*\)" | awk '{print $NF}' | sort -u))
for display in $displays; do
sudo -u $1 DISPLAY=${display:1:-1} \
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/$uid/bus \
notify-send "${@:2}"
done
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