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.TH MONGOTIMER 1 MONGOTIMER
.SH NAME
mongotimer - A humongous timer or stopwatch for the terminal
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BR mongotimer
[[-e]
.RI [[ hh\fB: ] mm\fB: ] ss ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B mongotimer
will, if no arguments are specified, simply
display time since it started. If a time is
specified, it will count down from that time.
.PP
Pressing space will pause the timer/stopwatch,
and the time be displayed in yellow will paused.
Pressing space again will unpause the
timer/stopwatch.
.PP
.B mongotimer
is designed to be fit on most screens and be
readable from all practical distances, so that
it can be used in place of a standard wall- or
alarm-clock. If the font is not big enough for
your (or if it is too large,) just change the
font size on your terminal. If it is not the
right colour for you, simply change the font
colour on your terminal
.SH OPTIONS
The
.B mongotimer
utility shall conform to the Base Definitions
volume of POSIX.1-2008,
.IR "Section 12.2, Utility Syntax Guidelines" .
.PP
The following options shall be supported:
.TP
.B -e
Exit with status 0 when the timer reaches 0.
If not specified, the timer will continue
into negative times but with a red font.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR mongoclock (1),
.BR watch (1)