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Bash script that gives you a running clock in the terminal
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#!/bin/bash | |
# The clock function I got from here: | |
# http://www.linuxandlife.com/2012/08/how-to-create-continuous-digital-clock.html | |
# | |
# And then I wanted a script that would terminate on 'any key' | |
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5297638/bash-how-to-end-infinite-loop-with-any-key-pressed | |
# | |
if [ -t 0 ]; then stty -echo -icanon -icrnl time 0 min 0; fi | |
count=0 | |
keypress='' | |
while [ "x$keypress" = "x" ]; do | |
echo -e \\b\\b\\b\\b\\b\\b\\b\\b`date +%T`\\c | |
sleep 1 | |
keypress="`cat -v`" | |
done | |
if [ -t 0 ]; then stty sane; fi | |
echo "" | |
exit 0 |
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