Created
September 16, 2013 09:06
function stopwatch() for bash/zsh
This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
# simple stopwatch function | |
# scripted by github.com/thonixx | |
function stopwatch () { | |
######## | |
# config | |
# initialise seconds and start with second 1 | |
sec=1 | |
# define maximum of dots to display | |
maxdots=10 | |
# initialise count for the dots at the beginning | |
startdot=1 | |
# date when stopwatch was started | |
startdate=$(date +%s) | |
# start the first output with current time | |
echo "Stopwatch started: $(date -d @$startdate)" | |
# while loop to count the seconds | |
while [ true ] | |
do | |
# calculate the time based on date | |
let "sec = $(date +%s) - $startdate + 1" | |
# display seconds if under 1 minute | |
if [ "$sec" -lt 60 ] | |
# fill time with raw seconds | |
then time="$sec" | |
# switch to minutes if more than 60 seconds | |
else min=$(expr $sec / 60) | |
# calculate the seconds minus the minutes | |
relSec=$(expr $sec - $min \* 60) | |
# fill time with minutes and relative seconds | |
time="$min"'m'" $relSec" | |
fi | |
# define the dots (just for beauty) | |
dotloop=0 | |
# reset the variable | |
dotPrint="" | |
# print the dots | |
while [ "$dotloop" -lt "$startdot" ] | |
do | |
# append | |
dotPrint="$dotPrint." | |
# increase | |
let "dotloop = dotloop + 1" | |
done | |
# calculate required spaces | |
actualChars=$(echo -n "$dotPrint" | wc -c) | |
spacesToPrint=$(expr $maxdots - $actualChars) | |
# add the spaces | |
spacesAdded=0 | |
# initialise output | |
spaces="" | |
# add the required spaces | |
while [ "$spacesAdded" -lt "$spacesToPrint" ] | |
do | |
# append the white spaces | |
spaces="$spaces " | |
# calculate spaces left | |
let "spacesAdded = $spacesAdded + 1" | |
done | |
# merge dots and spaces | |
dotPrint="$dotPrint$spaces" | |
# print the current time | |
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11283625/bash-overwrite-last-terminal-line | |
echo -ne "\e[0K\r Time: $time"'s'" $dotPrint " | |
# wait a second before continueing | |
sleep 1 || echo "hi" | |
# calculate the next count for the dots | |
startdot=$(if [ "$startdot" -lt "$maxdots" ]; then expr $startdot + 1; else echo "1"; fi) | |
done | |
} |
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment