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OSDClock(1)						      General Commands Manual						       OSDClock(1)

NAME
       osd_clock - 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 dis-
	      play 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 <leftorium@leftorium.net>
       Martijn van de Streek <martijn@foodfight.org>
       Nathan Walp <faceprint@faceprint.com>

COPYRIGHT
       It is distributed under the GNU General Public License.

X OSD Clock							    March 2001							       OSDClock(1)