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NATO Alphabet Tester: Test how quickly you can recite the NATO alphabet in random order!
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#!/bin/bash | |
# Function to shuffle and display the alphabet in uppercase | |
shuffle_alphabet() { | |
echo {A..Z} | tr ' ' '\n' | shuf | tr '\n' ' ' | |
echo | |
} | |
while true; do | |
# Prompt the user to begin | |
echo "Press Enter to begin a trial. Or press 'q' then Enter to quit." | |
read -r input | |
if [[ "$input" == "q" ]]; then | |
break | |
fi | |
# Record the start time | |
start_time=$(date +%s.%N) | |
# Shuffle and display the alphabet | |
echo "Recite:" | |
shuffle_alphabet | |
# Prompt the user to stop timing | |
echo | |
echo "Press Enter to finish." | |
read -r # Wait for the second Enter press | |
# Record the end time | |
end_time=$(date +%s.%N) | |
# Calculate the time difference | |
elapsed_time=$(echo "$end_time - $start_time" | bc) | |
# Display the elapsed time | |
echo "Time elapsed: ${elapsed_time} seconds" | |
echo | |
echo "-------------------------------------" | |
echo | |
done |
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