How to play a sound after a command has finished its execution?

Question

I want to be noticed after a command has finished its execution. And I was thinking that if I hear a sound is a good idea.

For example, because I have a slow internet connection, the following command take long time to execute:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

So I let the terminal to run in background running the above command, but I want to hear a sound when it finished.

Answer 1

You can combine your command with a command that plays sounds. For example paplay:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade; paplay /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/stereo/message.ogg

Furthermore, if you want to play a sound if the command was successfully completed and another sound in case of an error, you can use something like:

command && paplay $(locate dialog-information.ogg) || paplay $(locate dialog-error.ogg)

Answer 2

Try the below command on terminal,

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && aplay /path/to/Sound/filename.wav

/path/to/Sound/filename.wav - path to your .wav file.

The sound wiil be played only if both the commands are executed successfully.