Command-Line Timer

Description

A simple command-line countdown timer written in Rust.

Features

• Accepts human-friendly duration formats (e.g. 10s, 5m, 2h, 1d).
• Defaults to 10 seconds if no duration is provided.
• Caps maximum duration at 10 years.
• Displays time remaining in HH:MM:SS.
• Clears and updates the line dynamically.
• Handles most errors gracefully.
• Can execute command on completion.

Usage

timer <duration> <*command>

*command is optional

Duration format

• 10s, 30sec, 60seconds
• 5m, 2min, 10minutes
• 1h, 2hr, 3hours
• 1d, 2days

If no duration is provided, defaults to 10 seconds. Maximum supported duration: 10 years.

Install

cargo install timer-cli-rs

Build

git clone https://github.com/Andrew-McCall/timer-cli-rs.git
cd timer-cli-rs
cargo build --release
./target/release/timer 30s 'echo "Hello World"'

Examples

timer 10s   'echo "10 seconds"'  
timer 5m    'echo "5 minutes"'  
timer 2h    'echo "2 hours'  
timer 1d    'echo "1 day"'  

License

MIT License Copyright (c) 2025 Andrew McCall