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Short: CLI based stopwatch program
Type: os20/cli
Uploader: br103@city.ac.uk (Nick Ridley)
Author: johnl@crash/cts/com (John Lindwall)
Quick Description
=================
ShellTimer is a multitasking-friendly shell-based stopwatch program. It is
useful when you need to measure the amount of time taken by an operation.
With this simple shell command you can start a timer and later stop it; the
elapsed time will be displayed.
ShellTimer can be useful to time compile/link operations, renderings,
program executions, script files, etc. Since it is shell-based, the
command can be invoked from AmigaDOS scripts, from Arexx macros, from
makefiles, or interactively.
ShellTimer does not run from WorkBench.
The ShellTimer system (which includes the programs ShellTimerDaemon and
ShellTimer) is released into the Public Domain by the author, John
Lindwall. I ask that the archive be kept intact with the docs and the
source code. Bug reports should be sent to me at johnl@crash.cts.com or
the address above.
Source code is included. The compiler I use is SAS/C 5.10b. My editor is
TurboText. My machine is an A1000 with 2.75MB RAM and an 80 MB hard disk.
Requirements
============
ShellTimer and ShellTimerDaemon require AmigaDOS 2.04. The programs make
use of features specific to this OS version, including local shell
environment variables, ReadArgs(), AllocVec(), CreateMsgPort(), and
System().
The programs could be modified to run under 1.3, but I don't have the
inclination.
============================= Archive contents =============================
Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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7056 4384 37.8% 03-Feb-92 19:28:48 ShellTimer
11425 4696 58.8% 03-Feb-92 22:29:48 ShellTimer.doc
835 404 51.6% 19-Jan-92 03:10:06 ShellTimer.info
4008 2511 37.3% 03-Feb-92 19:30:32 ShellTimerDaemon
835 403 51.7% 19-Jan-92 03:11:08 ShellTimerDaemon.info
8546 3274 61.6% 04-Feb-92 19:50:36 ShellTimer.c
938 532 43.2% 04-Feb-92 19:49:44 ShellTimer.h
9408 3118 66.8% 04-Feb-92 19:50:56 ShellTimerDaemon.c
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43051 19322 55.1% 25-Mar-94 18:23:12 8 files