A shell countdown timer that I display in my dwm status bar.
- Creates a temporary file so the current status can be used in other scripts (e.g. a dwm status bar).
- Alerts the user with a notification.
- Prevents multiple instances of the script running at once.
- libnotify for notifications
- Clone the repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/joestandring/countdown- Enter the directory:
$ cd countdown- Allow running of the script:
$ chmod +x countdown.sh- Optionally add it to a directory in the PATH like:
$ sudo cp countdown.sh /bin/- Run the script:
$ ./countdown.shYou can run countdown.sh with 3 arguments corresponding to hours, minutes, and seconds:
$ ./countdown.sh 1 30 5
1:30:5
1:30:4
1:30:3
...Alternatively, if you run the script with less than 3 arguments, you will be prompted for the hours, minutes, and seconds:
$ ./countdown.sh
Hours: 1
Minutes: 30
Seconds: 5
1:30:5
1:30:4
1:30:3
...If you want to stop the countdown, you can run
kill countdown.sh