#!/bin/bash BATTINFO=`acpi -b` BATTERY=/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0 REM=`grep "POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW" $BATTERY/uevent | awk -F= '{ print $2 }'` FULL=`grep "POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN" $BATTERY/uevent | awk -F= '{ print $2 }'` PERCENT=`echo $(( $REM * 100 / $FULL ))` # Put the below 2 in your crontab DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/$UID/bus XAUTHORITY=/home/nemo/.Xauthority echo "Battery is at $PERCENT%" if [[ `echo $BATTINFO | grep Discharging` && "$PERCENT" -lt "15" ]] ; then echo "Not Charging, so alerting" DISPLAY=:0.0 /usr/bin/notify-send --urgency=critical "Battery Running Low" "$BATTINFO" fi