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3.Dd September 25, 2001
4.Dt GRDC 6
5.Os
6.Sh NAME
7.Nm grdc
8.Nd grand digital clock (curses)
9.Sh SYNOPSIS
10.Nm
11.Op Fl s
12.Op Fl d Ar msecs
13.Op Ar n
14.Sh DESCRIPTION
15.Nm
16displays a digital clock made of reverse-video blanks
17centered on a curses-compatible terminal.
18.Pp
19By default, the clock runs indefinitely.
20When the optional numeric argument
21.Ar n
22is given, it stops after
23.Ar n
24seconds.
25.Pp
26The optional
27.Fl s
28flag makes digits scroll as they change.
29Over slow links, the scrolling option may have trouble keeping up.
30.Pp
31The default time taken to scroll the digits into view is 120
32milliseconds.
33The
34.Fl d
35option, which implies
36.Fl s ,
37may be given to explicitly set the scroll duration.
38The maximum scroll duration is effectively 5 seconds.
39.Sh AUTHORS
40.An -nosplit
41.An Amos Shapir ,
42modified for curses by
43.An John Lupien .
44