tstopwatch.1 - stopwatch - simple timer for console or x root window
(HTM) git clone git://src.adamsgaard.dk/stopwatch
(DIR) Log
(DIR) Files
(DIR) Refs
(DIR) README
(DIR) LICENSE
---
tstopwatch.1 (1013B)
---
1 .Dd $Mdocdate$
2 .Dt STOPWATCH 1
3 .Os
4 .Sh NAME
5 .Nm stopwatch
6 .Nd reports elapsed time after launch
7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
8 .Nm
9 .Op Fl p Ar prefix
10 .Op Fl P Ar postfix
11 .Op Fl i Ar interval
12 .Op Fl x
13 .Sh DESCRIPTION
14 The
15 .Nm
16 prints the elapsed time to standard output by default.
17 The time is written in the format "%S s" for elapsed durations less
18 than one minute long, "%M:%SS" for durations less than one hour,
19 and "%H:%MM:%SS" for all longer durations.
20 .Pp
21 The options are as follows:
22 .Bl -tag -width Ds
23 .It Fl p Ar prefix
24 Print the
25 .Ar prefix
26 string before the time stamp.
27 .It Fl P Ar postfix
28 Print the
29 .Ar postfix
30 string after the time stamp.
31 .It Fl i Ar interval
32 update the elapsed time with this interval in seconds.
33 .It Fl x
34 write the output to the X root window parameter, which
35 .Xr dwm 1
36 uses as status line.
37 .El
38 .Sh EXIT STATUS
39 .Nm
40 exits with 0 on success, and >0 if a a runtime error occurs.
41 .Sh SEE ALSO
42 .Xr dwm 1 ,
43 .Xr spoon 1 ,
44 .Xr timer 1 ,
45 .Xr xsetroot 1
46 .Sh AUTHORS
47 .An Anders Damsgaard Aq Mt anders@adamsgaard.dk