Nap

• System Requirements
• License
• Source code
• Documentation
  • Usage Syntax
    • Switches
    • duration
  • Notes
  • Examples
• Feedback?

Nap

Pause utility. Free software written in Java.
Latest version: 0.2 (2007-05-03)

Nap pauses for a specified duration, and displays a countdown. Features varying levels of verbosity. Free software written in Java.

System Requirements

A Java Runtime Environment (JRE 5.0+) is required. The latest version of the JRE can be downloaded from http://java.sun.com/j2se.

License

Nap is released with source code under the GNU General Public License (version 2).

Source Code

• src/nap/Nap.java

Documentation

Usage Syntax

java -jar Nap.jar <switches> [duration]

<Switches>

−[0|1|2|3|4]	Verbosity level: −0 is least verbose; −4 is most verbose (default verbosity level is 2)
−s	Silent mode; equivalent to −0
−v	Verbose mode; equivalent to −4
−u	Allow user to abort countdown
−p	Pause before exiting

[duration]

The nap duration, in the form HH:mm:ss.SSS (see note 1).

Notes

1. Nap is very flexible when parsing the specified duration. For example, two minutes can be given as 00:02:00.000 or 2:00 or 2: or even 120.

Examples

1. Nap for 24 hours, at verbosity level 3:
   java -jar Nap.jar −3 24:00:00
2. Nap for 2.5 seconds, in silent mode:
   java -jar Nap.jar −s 2.5
3. Nap for 1 minute, at verbosity level 4, and allow user to abort countdown:
   java -jar Nap.jar −4 −u 1:00
4. Nap for 10 seconds, and pause before exiting:
   java -jar Nap.jar −p 10

Feedback?

Comments, suggestions, and bug reports are welcomed! Please send any feedback you have about Nap to , or visit the Nap homepage at http://naptime.sourceforge.net/ to post a message, bug report, or download the latest version of Nap.