clock-rs is a modern digital clock for the terminal. It is designed as an alternative to tty-clock, adding extensive configuration together with timer and stopwatch functionality. Settings can be stored in a TOML configuration file while individual values can be overridden from the command line. The clock supports major desktop operating systems and adapts well to both permanent terminal displays and occasional use.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Displays a large digital clock directly in the terminal.
- Provides dedicated clock, timer, and stopwatch modes.
- Lets you pause and restart timers and the stopwatch from the keyboard.
- Supports configurable clock colours, including standard, bright, and hexadecimal colours.
- Lets you position the clock at the start, centre, or end of the horizontal and vertical axes.
- Supports both 12-hour and 24-hour time formats.
- Can display UTC instead of local time.
- Lets you hide seconds from the clock.
- Supports a blinking colon and bold text.
- Offers custom date formatting using Chrono format strings.
- Stores persistent settings in a TOML configuration file.
- Command-line options override values stored in the configuration file.
- Lets you reload the configuration without restarting the application.
- Generates shell completion files for Bash, Zsh, Fish, PowerShell, and Elvish.
- Available through Cargo, the Arch User Repository, Nixpkgs, Homebrew, and NetBSD pkgsrc.
- Timer durations can be specified using hours, minutes, and seconds.
- Can automatically terminate when a timer finishes.
- Supports configurable display polling intervals.
Website: github.com/Oughie/clock-rs
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Developer: Oughie
License: Apache License 2.0
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