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RCLOCK(1)			     2003			     RCLOCK(1)

NAME
       rclock (ouR CLOCK) — clock and appointment reminder for X11

SYNOPSIS
       rclock [options]

DESCRIPTION
       rclock  —  version  2.7.10  —  is  an analog clock for X intended as an
       xclock(1) replacement that conserves memory  and	 has  extra  features:
       rclock  enters  reverse	video if there is mail waiting; an appointment
       reminder is also builtin.

OPTIONS
       The options supported by rclock:

       -display displayname
	      Attempt to open a window on the named X display.	In the absence
	      of this option, the display specified by the DISPLAY environment
	      variable is used.

       -geometry geom
	      Create the window with the specified X window geometry  [default
	      80x80].

       -bg color
	      Window background color [default white].

       -fg color
	      Window foreground color [default black].

       -fn fontname
	      Select font used for reminders [default 7x14].

       -nodate
	      Do not display today's date on the face of the clock.

       -iconic
	      Start iconified, if supported by the window manager.

       -adjust ddhhmm
	      Adjust the clock by +/- ddhhmm (dd = days, hh = hours, mm = min‐
	      utes) to fix an incorrect clock without being root or for	 work‐
	      ing in another time-zone.

       -update n
	      Update  clock face every n seconds [default 30].	If n=1, a sec‐
	      onds hand is displayed.

       -mail n
	      Check for new mail every n seconds  [default  60].   The	actual
	      interval is a multiple of the clock update interval.

       -mailfile mailfile
	      Override	environmental  variable MAIL with mailfile as location
	      for mail.

       -mailspawn cmd
	      Execute cmd when the face of the clock is clicked by  the	 mouse
	      button.

       #geom  Specify the preferred icon window size [default 65x65].

       Some of these options may not be available based on how rclock was com‐
       piled.  Run rclock -help to determine which features are available.

X RESOURCES
       No X resources are used — only command-line options.

TITLES AND ICONS
       The window and icon titles are set to the day of the week and the date.
       The  date  is  also displayed on the lower half of the clock unless the
       -nodate option is specified.  The icon window is "active" and will show
       the time, if supported by the window manager.

REMINDERS
       The ~/.rclock file lists the messages to display and/or the programs to
       run at specified times and dates.  At the specified time,  rclock  will
       pop-up  a  window in the center of the screen to display the message or
       will simply run the scheduled program.  rclock will reads the ~/.rclock
       file at startup, and every 10 minutes (to look for changes) and after a
       message window has been dismissed (to find the next appointment).

       An entry in ~/.rclock may be one of  two	 formats  (blank  and  comment
       lines will be ignored):

       hh:mm [dd] MM/DD/YY message[; program]
       or
       [hh:mm [dd] MM/DD/YY [message]]; program

       hh - hour (0-23; * = current)
       mm - minute (0-59; * = 0)
       dd - days-of-week (some/all/none of umtwrfs; * = all)
       MM - month (1-12; * = current)
       DD - day of month (1-31; * = current)
       YY - year (0-99 or 1900-????; * = current)
       message - message to display
       program - program to execute

       The  days-of-the-week use the following abbreviations: u=Sunday, m=Mon‐
       day, t=Tuesday, w=Wednesday, r=Thursday, f=Friday, s=Saturday, *=all.

       If message is empty and program has  been  specified,  it  is  executed
       without	a dialog box.  If time/date are also not specified, program is
       executed on start-up.  Note message may contain escape values (\n: new‐
       line, \;: semicolon).

       Here's  a  silly	 example  file that shows some of the permissible con‐
       structs:

       # ~/.rclock - My appointment file

       # startup functions
       ; xsetroot -solid Black &

       # cron functions

       10:00; xsetroot -solid Grey25 &
       14:00; xsetroot -solid Grey75 &

       # daily/weekly reminders

       08:15 mtwrf *	  Good Morning!\nRead News?; rxvt -e News
       12:00 mtwrf *	  Lunch Time!
       17:00 mtwrf *	  Go Home
       23:00 mtwrf *	  Still Here? Go to bed
       08:10 twrf  *	  Did you do your time card yesterday?
       15:00 f	   *	  Friday, do your time card early!
       16:00 mtwr  *	  Do your time card
       16:30 mtwrf *	  Did you do your time card?
       *:00  us	   *	  It's the weekend, why are you here?
       8:15  f	   */13/* Friday the 13th! Careful!
       8:15  *	   4/1/*  fkrkrmfismsmkd...dkdfk
       8:16  *	   4/1/*  April Fools!

       # birthdays/anniversaries

       16:00	05/21/*	  Pam's Birthday (next week)
       16:00	05/24/*	  Pam's Birthday (in a few days)

       # once-of appointments

       08:30	03/15/94    Dentist appointment
       08:30	03/15/1999  Dentist appointment
       08:30	03/15/2004  Dentist appointment

ENVIRONMENT
       rclock uses the environment variable MAIL to determine the location  of
       the user's mail spool file unless the -mailfile option is specified.

BUGS
       rclock  is  not	very smart about dealing with errors encountered while
       reading the ~/.rclock file.  Each reminder must be a  single  line  not
       exceeding  255  characters.  Reminder windows are sometimes not redrawn
       (left blank) when raised or uncovered.

AUTHOR
       Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>

       Modifications by mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>

CURRENT MAINTAINER
       Same as the current rxvt maintainer.

3rd Berkeley Distribution	      26			     RCLOCK(1)
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