NAME

       rclock - 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  =  minutes)  to  fix  an
              incorrect clock without being root or for working in another time-zone.

       -update n
              Update  clock  face  every  n  seconds  [default  30].   If  n=1, a seconds 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 compiled.  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=Monday,  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: newline, \;: semicolon).

       Here's a silly example file that shows some of the permissible constructs:

       # ~/.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.