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diff --git a/test/gdc.6 b/test/gdc.6 index bf90b26f8b25..700687e63694 100644 --- a/test/gdc.6 +++ b/test/gdc.6 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright 2020 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 2020,2024 Thomas E. Dickey * .\" Copyright 1998-2006,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * .\" * .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a * @@ -27,42 +27,80 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: gdc.6,v 1.6 2020/02/02 23:34:34 tom Exp $ -.TH GDC 6 2020-02-02 ncurses-examples Games +.\" $Id: gdc.6,v 1.10 2024/06/22 21:31:03 tom Exp $ +.TH GDC 6 2024-06-15 ncurses-examples Games +.ie \n(.g \{\ +.ds `` \(lq +.ds '' \(rq +.\} +.el \{\ +.ie t .ds `` `` +.el .ds `` "" +.ie t .ds '' '' +.el .ds '' "" +.\} .SH NAME -gdc \- grand digital clock (curses) +gdc \- +grand digital clock using +.I curses .SH SYNOPSIS -.B gdc \fP[\fIoptions\fP] [\fIn\fP] +.B gdc +.RB [ \-dns ] +.RB [ \-t +.IB hh : mm : ss\c +] +.RI [ count ] .SH DESCRIPTION -.I Gdc -runs a digital clock made of reverse-video blanks on a terminal screen. -If the terminal supports color, the clock is drawn in red. -You can make the clock stop, pause or resume by pressing a ``q'', -``s'' or space, respectively. +.I gdc +uses +.I curses +to display a clock on the terminal. +It constructs the digits from reverse-video blank characters. +If the terminal type supports color, +the digits are drawn in red. +Make the clock stop, +pause, +or resume by typing \*(``q\*('', +\*(``s\*('', +or space, +respectively. +.PP +Given a numeric operand, +the clock +stops after +.I count +seconds. +Normally, +.I gdc +runs \*(``forever\*('' +(at least 2 billion seconds). .SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-d -use terminal's default colors for the background. +uses the terminal's default background color. .TP .B \-n -redirects input to /dev/null, making it ignore the stop/pause commands. -You can still stop it by pressing the interrupt key. +reads input from +.IR \%/dev/null , +making +.I gdc +ignore the stop and pause commands. +You can still stop it with a terminal interrupt. .TP .B \-s -makes digits scroll as they change. -When running on a fast display, the program breaks up the scrolling into -subsecond repaints, making the operation appear smooth. +scrolls the digits up as they change. +When running on a fast display, +the program breaks up the scrolling into sub-second redraws, +making the operation appear smooth. .TP -.B \-t \fIhh:mm:ss\fP -specify starting time (default is ``now''). -.PP -With an optional numeric argument -.I num -it stops after -.I num -seconds. -Normally it runs "forever" (counting down from 2 billion seconds). -.SH AUTHOR -Amos Shapir, modified for curses by John Lupien. -.br -Improvements for ncurses by Thomas Dickey. +.BR \-t \ \c +.IB hh : mm : ss +uses the specified time instead of the current time. +.SH AUTHORS +Amos Shapir, +John Lupien +(modifications for +.IR curses ), +Thomas Dickey +(improvements for +.IR \%ncurses ) |