---
name: "leave"
section: "1"
platform: "macos"
package: "misc_cmds"
version: "45"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/leave"
---

# leave(1)

remind you when you have to leave

## NAME

**leave** – remind you when you have to leave

## SYNOPSIS

**leave** \[\[**+**\]*hhmm*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **leave** utility waits until the specified time, then reminds you that you have to leave. You are reminded 5 minutes and 1 minute before the actual time, at the time, and every minute thereafter. When you log off, **leave** exits just before it would have printed the next message.

The following options are available:

- *hhmm*

  The time of day is in the form *hhmm* where *hh* is a time in hours (on a 12 or 24 hour clock), and *mm* are minutes. All times are converted to a 12 hour clock, and assumed to be in the next 12 hours.

- **+**

  If the time is preceded by ‘**+**’, the alarm will go off in hours and minutes from the current time.

If no argument is given, **leave** prompts with "When do you have to leave?". A reply of newline causes **leave** to exit, otherwise the reply is assumed to be a time. This form is suitable for inclusion in a *.login* or *.profile*.

To get rid of **leave** you should either log off or use ‘kill -s KILL’ giving its process id.

## SEE ALSO

[calendar(1)](/calendar/1.md)

## HISTORY

The **leave** command appeared in 3.0BSD.