Ubuntu – Terminal multiple countdown timer app for Bash / Zsh

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I'm looking for an app to organize my daily tasks in different countdown timers similar to the one found at www.timeanddate.com/timer/

Features I'm looking for would be:

  • runs in terminal bash or zsh
  • multiple independent countdown timers
  • plays a sound or notification display once a timer runs out

Please note that timetracking is not an important feature, just the countdown is enough.

Thank you.

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Best Answer

You can combine tmux or screen with termdown.

Termdown is an ncurses timer.

http://www.slashgeek.net/2016/10/25/termdown-cli-countdown-timer-stopwatch/ shows how termdown works.

tmux and screen allow you to run multiple countdowns at once.

I'd make scripts like

~/.bin/pomodoro:
#!/bin/sh
termdown 25:00 && mplayer /path/to/sound.mp3

~/.bin/5minbreak:
#!/bin/sh
termdown 05:00 && mplayer /path/to/break.mp3

And, I'll execute pomodoro in a tmux or screen window. That way, I can create multiple countdowns.

Do you want notifications? You can combine notification commands with termdown, too.

I'd set up multiple tmux windows for specific timers in advance.

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