Douglas Bates wrote: > > This may be a leading candidate in the "dumbest question ever asked on > debian-user" contest but does anyone know of a program in some package > that provides a count-down timer? That is, I want to set a time of 5 > minutes and start the timer then have it pop up a window or ring the > bell or do something to alert me when the five minutes is up. There > are many programs such as rclock that can alert me at a specific time > on a specific day but I want to be able to say "five minutes from now" > without a lot of hassle. > > Emacs-based solutions are welcome as are more elegant versions of > sleep 5m; echo "^G"
at now + 5m should do what you want, or the program 'remind' Tim -- (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] / (home) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.buoy.com/~tps "It takes all kinds, and to each his own. This thought in mind, I walk alone." ** Disclaimer: My views/comments/beliefs, as strange as they are, are my own.** -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
