# notify-send > Uses the current desktop environment's notification system to create a notification. > More information: . - Show a notification with the title "Test" and the content "This is a test": `notify-send "{{Test}}" "{{This is a test}}"` - Show a notification with a custom icon: `notify-send -i {{icon.png}} "{{Test}}" "{{This is a test}}"` - Show a notification for 5 seconds: `notify-send -t 5000 "{{Test}}" "{{This is a test}}"` - Show a notification with an app's icon and name: `notify-send "{{Test}}" --icon={{google-chrome}} --app-name="{{Google Chrome}}"`