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NAME

       osd_clock - X on-screen clock displayer

SYNOPSIS

       osd_clock [OPTION]... [+FORMAT]

DESCRIPTION

       Display date/time information on screen.

       -f FONT
              Set font.

       -c COLOR
              Set color.

       -d DELAY
              Sets  the  delay (in seconds) that the clock is exposed.  Useful
              if combined with INTERVAL.

       -F FORMAT
              This option specifies the format to be used to output the  date.
              See ’strftime(3)’.

       -i INTERVAL
              This  specifies  the  interval  between  displays.  Default is 1
              (display every second).

       -H INTEGER
              The "chimes per hour" count  overrides  -i.  Default  is  0  (no
              effect).

              The   time   will   be  displayed  this  many  times  each  hour
              (notwithstanding signals interrupting sleep, and leap  seconds).
              The  first  display of the hour will be on the hour exactly. Use
              -H 4 for a display at 0, 15, 30 and 45 minutes past.

       -s SHADOW
              This option sets the shadow depth.  Default 2.

       -t     locate clock at top left (default: bottom left).

       -b     locate clock at bottom left (default).

       -o OFFSET
              This option specifies the offset  from  the  top  or  bottom  of
              screen  the text is displayed. The default is 0.  Useful to move
              above or below panels or applets.

       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

BUGS

       The per-hour mode may fire up to one  second  late,  or  worse  if  the
       system is busy.

AUTHOR

       Jon Beckham <leftorium@leftorium.net>
       Martijn van de Streek <martijn@foodfight.org>
       Nathan Walp <faceprint@faceprint.com>

COPYRIGHT

       It is distributed under the GNU General Public License.