osd_clock(1) X on-screen clock displayer

SYNOPSIS

osd_clock [OPTION]... [+FORMAT]

DESCRIPTION

Display date/time information on screen.

-f FONT
Set font.
-c COLOR
Set color.
-d DELAY
Sets the delay (in seconds) that the clock is exposed. Useful if combined with INTERVAL.
-F FORMAT
This option specifies the format to be used to output the date. See 'strftime(3)'.
-i INTERVAL
This specifies the interval between displays. Default is 1 (display every second).
-H INTEGER
The "chimes per hour" count overrides -i. Default is 0 (no effect).

The time will be displayed this many times each hour (notwithstanding signals interrupting sleep, and leap seconds). The first display of the hour will be on the hour exactly. Use -H 4 for a display at 0, 15, 30 and 45 minutes past.

-s SHADOW
This option sets the shadow depth. Default 2.
-t
locate clock at top left (default: bottom left).
-b
locate clock at bottom left (default).
-o
OFFSET
This option specifies the offset from the top or bottom of screen the text is displayed. The default is 0. Useful to move above or below panels or applets.
-h, --help
display this help and exit

BUGS

The per-hour mode may fire up to one second late, or worse if the system is busy.

AUTHOR

Jon Beckham <[email protected]>
Martijn van de Streek <[email protected]>
Nathan Walp <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT

It is distributed under the GNU General Public License.