---
name: "sanduhr"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sanduhr"
version: "1.93-4+b2"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sanduhr"
---

# sanduhr(1)

an alarm clock, which is designed as a sand-glass

## NAME

sanduhr - an alarm clock, which is designed as a sand-glass

## SYNOPSIS

sanduhr \[options\] \[timespec\]

## DESCRIPTION

**sanduhr** is an alarm clock for the X Window System which uses (and requires) the GNOME desktop environment.

Click with button 3 on the SandUhr window to get a menu.

The syntax of *timespec* is explained in the online manual, which is available from SandUhr's help menu.

## OPTIONS

The program understands the following command line options.

- **--help**

  shows a usage message.

- **--message=***MSG*

  Set the alarm message to *MSG*.

- **--show-control**

  Shows the control center window on start-up.

## FILES

Some important files of the SandUhr package are the following.

- */usr/bin/sanduhr*

  the SandUhr executable.

- */usr/share/idl/sanduhr.idl*

  the definition of the SandUhr CORBA interface.

## SEE ALSO

**SandUhr User's Guide (available at the online help menu).**

## COPYING

Copyright © 2000,2001  Jochen Voss

**sanduhr** is free software and comes under the GNU GPL.  Read the file *COPYING* of the source code distribution for details.

## AUTHOR

The program **sanduhr** was implemented by Jochen Voss (voss@mathematik.uni-kl.de).