{{tag>zenity ssh notification desktop}}

====== Show zenity notifcation on string selection ======
===== Requisite packages =====
Install xclip and zenity if you don't have it:
  sudo apt install xclip zenity

===== Show hostname =====

Example of showing hostname when IP is selected in primary clipboard. Put the following in script and call it via some keyboard shortcut.

<file bash what_hostname.sh>
zenity --notification --text=$(grep -B1 $(xclip -o) $HOME/.ssh/ssh_config.d/yourhostconfig.conf | head -n1 | cut -d" " -f 2,3,4,5)
</file>



<WRAP center round box 60%>
Your host entry needs to be formated so that the "Hostname" directive is the second one in the file e.g.

<code>
Host myhost alias2 alias3
    Hostname    <serverip>
    User        root
    ...rest of ssh options...
</code>

or you will need to tweak the grep command.
</WRAP>


====== Tested on ======
  * Ubuntu 20.04.3

====== See also ======
  * [[wiki:search_google_selected_text|Search google for selected text]]


====== References ======