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  1. tir38 revised this gist Jun 26, 2013. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
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    # script to create stopwatch in terminal
    # script to create timer in terminal
    # Jason Atwood
    # 2013/6/22
    #!/bin/sh

    # start up
    echo "starting stopwatch script ..."
    echo "starting timer script ..."
    sleep 1 # seconds

    # get input from user
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    # script to create stop watch in terminal
    # script to create stopwatch in terminal
    # Jason Atwood
    # 2013/6/22
    #!/bin/sh
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    sleep 1 # seconds

    # get input from user
    read -p "Stopwatch for how many minutes?" -e DURATION
    read -p "Timer for how many minutes?" -e DURATION
    DURATION=$(( $DURATION*60 )) # convert minutes to seconds

    # get start time
  4. tir38 created this gist Jun 25, 2013.
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    # script to create stop watch in terminal
    # Jason Atwood
    # 2013/6/22
    #!/bin/sh

    # start up
    echo "starting stopwatch script ..."
    sleep 1 # seconds

    # get input from user
    read -p "Stopwatch for how many minutes?" -e DURATION
    DURATION=$(( $DURATION*60 )) # convert minutes to seconds

    # get start time
    START=$(date +%s)

    # infinite loop
    while [ -1 ]; do
    clear # clear window

    # do math
    NOW=$(date +%s) # get time now in seconds
    DIF=$(( $NOW-$START )) # compute diff in seconds
    ELAPSE=$(( $DURATION-$DIF )) # compute elapsed time in seconds
    MINS=$(( $ELAPSE/60 )) # convert to minutes... (dumps remainder from division)
    SECS=$(( $ELAPSE - ($MINS*60) )) # ... and seconds

    # conditional
    if [ $MINS == 0 ] && [ $SECS == 0 ] # if mins = 0 and secs = 0 (i.e. if time expired)
    then # blink screen
    for i in `seq 1 180`; # for i = 1:180 (i.e. 180 seconds)
    do
    clear # flash on
    setterm -term linux -back red -fore white # use setterm to change background color
    echo "00:00 " # extra tabs for visibiltiy

    sleep 0.5

    clear # flash off
    setterm -term linux -default # clear setterm changes from above
    echo "00:00" # (i.e. go back to white text on black background)
    sleep 0.5
    done # end for loop
    break # end script

    else # else, time is not expired
    echo "$MINS:$SECS" # display time
    sleep 1 # sleep 1 second
    fi # end if
    done # end while loop