Timer

Simple count down terminal alarm.

• Features
• Installation
  • Cargo
  • Arch Linux
  • Binaries
• Beep
• Terminal bell

Features

• Parse multiple input options
• Play sound when finished (Beep included!)
• Send terminal bell
• Big centered output
• Repeat countdown infinitely

Installation

Cargo

cargo install timer-cli

Arch Linux

yay -S timer-rs

or the binary from AUR:

yay -S timer-rs-bin

Binaries

Binaries are made available each release for the Linux and MacOS operating systems.

You can download a prebuilt binary from our Releases.

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/pando85/timer/releases/latest \
  | grep browser_download_url \
  | grep -v sha256 \
  | grep $(uname -m) \
  | grep linux \
  | cut -d '"' -f 4 \
  | xargs curl -L \
  | tar xvz
sudo mv timer /usr/local/bin

Beep

If you want to enable beep from your built-in case speaker you will need to run one of these kernel modules: pcspkr (recommended) or snd-pcsp.

In addition, to use beep as normal user read the PERMISSIONS.md file.

Terminal bell

If executed with -t, --terminal-bell option it will send a bell character. Same as:

echo -e '\a'

This is useful for visual bell. Remember that you have to enable it in your terminal configuration. Usage example:

timer -t -s 11:00