Countdown Timer Using A File On Linux Bash Script Example

by jamied_uk 28th May 2018, 17:26

This now also uses espeak so install that

Give executable access

Code:: #!/bin/bash # (c) J~Net 2018 # # jnet.forumotion.com/t1628-countdown-timer-using-a-file-on-linux-bash-script-example#2505 # ./countdown_file.sh # # Check if time file dont exists COUNT=0 if [ ! -e time.txt ] then echo "Enter Time To Countdown In Seconds" read myvar echo "You Entered: $myvar" echo "$myvar" > time.txt fi # Now get contents from a file COUNT=`cat time.txt` # while [ $COUNT -gt 0 ]; do clear echo $COUNT echo $COUNT | espeak let COUNT=COUNT-1 sleep 1 clear done # echo "GO!" echo "GO!" | espeak # Remove Timer rm time.txt # # # stackoverflow.com/questions/40082346/how-to-check-if-a-file-exists-in-a-shell-script/40082454 # unix.stackexchange.com/questions/404822/shell-script-to-create-a-file-if-it-doesnt-exist

by jamied_uk 28th May 2018, 18:26

Same But For Minutes

Code:: #!/bin/bash # (c) J~Net 2018 # # jnet.forumotion.com/t1628-countdown-timer-using-a-file-on-linux-bash-script-example#2505 # ./countdown_Minute_file.sh # # Check if time file dont exists COUNT=0 if [ ! -e time.txt ] then echo "Enter Time To Countdown In Minutes" read myvar echo "You Entered: $myvar" echo "$myvar" > time.txt fi # Now get contents from a file COUNT=`cat time.txt` # while [ $COUNT -gt 0 ]; do clear echo $COUNT Minutes Remaining echo $COUNT | espeak let COUNT=COUNT-1 sleep 60 clear done # echo "GO!" echo "GO!" | espeak # Remove Timer rm time.txt # # # stackoverflow.com/questions/40082346/how-to-check-if-a-file-exists-in-a-shell-script/40082454 # unix.stackexchange.com/questions/404822/shell-script-to-create-a-file-if-it-doesnt-exist

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