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bin/host-is-on.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo "No host given!" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# repeat a notification if the host is not online after this amount of seconds yet
+waiting=30
+
+count=0
+while ! ping -W 1 -w 1 -c 1 $1 2>&1 >/dev/null; do
+	sleep 1
+	count=$(( $count + 1))
+	if [ $count -gt $waiting ]; then
+		count=0
+		notify-send -i network-transmit "Host wait" "Still waiting for host '$1'."
+	fi
+done
+
+notify-send -i network-transmit-receive "Host online!" "Host '$1' is now online!!!"