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Timer 1.4.6 by caarlos0 is a minimalist command-line utility that replaces the traditional Unix “sleep” command with a visual progress reporter, making it useful for developers and system administrators who need to pause scripts while remaining informed about remaining wait time. Written in Go and distributed as a single static binary, the tool accepts any duration string recognized by Go’s time parser—such as “5m”, “30s”, or “2h15m”—and prints an updating progress bar alongside the countdown, allowing long-running batch jobs, CI pipelines, or deployment scripts to convey status without extra logging code. Because it exits with the same return code as sleep, Timer can be dropped into existing shell scripts without modification, while its optional flags enable custom format strings, quiet mode, or JSON output for programmatic consumption. The project maintains three tagged versions on GitHub, with 1.4.6 being the latest stable release as of this writing, and each release ships pre-built binaries for Windows, macOS, and Linux, eliminating compilation overhead. Typical use cases include throttling API calls, inserting deliberate delays between service restarts, or simply giving a visual cue during demo scripts. Timer is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources (e.g. winget), always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.
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