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