---
name: "wktimer"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hxtools"
version: "20231224-2+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wktimer"
---

# wktimer(1)

work timer

## Name

wktimer — work timer

## Syntax

**wktimer** \[**-FHiqs**\] \[**-A** *name*\] \[**-D** *name*\] \[**-L** \[*name*\]\] \[**-S** *name*\] \[**-W** *name*\] \[**-t** *file*\]

## Description

wktimer provides a small timestamping utility with second-granularity. Useful to record your time as a Consultant.

## Options

- **-A** *name*

  Create timer or restamp an existing timer's start time.

- **-D** *name*

  Delete given timer.

- **-F**

  Flush timer table (delete all timers).

- **-H**

  Do not show header when printing the table with -L.

- **-L** \[*name*\]

  List specific timer (or all timers if no name given).

- **-S** *name*\[**,***name*...\]

  Stop timer(s).

- **-W** *name*

  Switch to timer (deactive all timers and resume given timer).

- **-X** *name*\[**,***name*...\]

  Stop timer or extend an existing timer's stop time.

- **-i**

  Show I-Start when printing the table with -L.

- **-q**

  Be quiet.

- **-s**

  Show Cumulative and Elapsed time in seconds.

- **-t** *file*

  Use timer file (rather than ~/.timers).

## Notes

Restamping the start mark of a timer will add the elapsed time to the cumulative count.

Restamping the stop mark of a timer will extend the elapsed time (and thus, cumulative time) to "now".

## See also

[**hxtools**(7)](/hxtools/7.md)