.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)