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@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@ NAME - mongoclock - Just a humongous clock for the terminal + mongotimer - A humongous timer or stopwatch for the terminal SYNOPSIS - mongoclock + mongotimer [[-e] [[hh:]mm:]ss] DESCRIPTION - Type mongoclock in the terminal and it will either, - depending on the terminal size, show the time HH:MM - or HH:MM:SS with humongous digits. + 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. - If the terminal is too small, it will not run. + Pressing space will pause the timer/stopwatch, + and the time be displayed in yellow will + paused. Pressing space again will unpause the + timer/stopwatch. - mongoclock is designed to be fit on most screens + 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 @@ -22,26 +25,14 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS The mongoclock utility shall conform to the Base - Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, Section 12.2, + Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, Section 12.2, Utility Syntax Guidelines. The following options shall be supported: - -s Display the posix time (seconds since - 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC, ignoring inserted - and removed leap seconds). - -RATIONALE - It is really nice to have a large clock on your - computer, instead of a small clock somewhere in - your room, when your are sleeping. It is also - nice to have a glansable clock available on your - netbook for when you need to keep track of the - time but are not working on a computer. - Pocket-watches are just too much work to getting - up, opening, closing, and putting down, and you - would not like to forget it when you leave if - you are in a public place. + -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. SEE ALSO - watch(1) + mongoclock(1), watch(1) |