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+.TH countdown 1 2022-05-27 utils
+
+.SH NAME
+countdown \- count down a number of seconds
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B countdown
+.I seconds
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B countdown
+does what it says on the tin:
+It counts down the seconds, similar to
+.BR sleep (1),
+but it also prints the time remaining.
+
+It is not as precise as
+.BR sleep (1):
+For long periods, it may take longer than specified.
+
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.BR countdown \ 86400
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR sleep (1),\ countdown2 (1)