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NAME
paws(1f) - [TIME] pause until specified time or for specified duration (LICENSE:PD)

CONTENTS

Synopsis
Description
Options
Example
Author
License

SYNOPSIS
paws [dd-hh:mm:ss[.xxx]|xxx.yyy[s|m|h|d]][ -msg message][ -cmd command][ -repeat TIMES[ -fmt ]]|... [ -uet|-jed|-dat|[ -date|-until]] paws --version|--help

DESCRIPTION
Given a duration in the form dd-hh:mm:ss.xxx where dd is days, hh hours, mm minutes and ss.xxx seconds convert it to seconds. Then, pause for that many seconds. Alternatively, pause until specified date has passed. If no duration is specified wait until a carriage return is entered.

OPTIONS
dd-hh:mm:ss
  Given a string representing a duration of time in the following forms: 
                   dd-hh:mm:ss[.xx]
                      hh:mm:ss[.xx]
                         mm:ss[.xx]
                            ss[.xx]
                      or
                   xx[.yy]SUFFIX
  convert it to seconds and pause for that amount of time. Suffix may be s for seconds, m for minutes, h for hours, or d for days.
-date|-until
  wait until the specified date has passed (before starting optional pause). See guessdate(3f) for syntax allowed for the date.
-uet wait until the specified Unix Epoch Time has passed
-jed wait until the specified Julian Ephemeris Date has passed
-dat wait until the specified date vector has passed (year month day timezone hour minutes seconds milliseconds)
-repeat NNN
  The duration is repeated NNN times with the date displayed at the end of each pause.
--msg message to display before pausing
--cmd command to execute after a pause
--fmt date format (see fmtdate(3f) for details)
--help display this help and exit
--version
  output version information and exit
For more information on the format of the dates, see the now(1) command.

EXAMPLE
Typical usage: 

   paws 2:00:00              # pause for two hours
   paws 3600                 # pause one hour
   paws 0.10                 # pause one tenth of a second
   paws 1 -repeat 60         # pause sixty seconds, display the date each second
   paws -until 23:59:59      # pause until midnight
   paws 15:00 -date 23:59:59 # pause till midnight then an additional 15 minutes

AUTHOR
John S. Urban

LICENSE
Public Domain

paws (1) March 11, 2021
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