++ts

README.md

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ will create the symbolic link for each script in the \<path> directory.
 - [fsz](scripts/fsz) adjusts console font size.
 - [hr](scripts/hr) displays horizontal rule with current time.
 - [renamepdfs](scripts/renamepdfs) renames PDF files using their metadata.
+- [ts](scripts/ts) adds timestamps to command’s output.
 - [vcat](scripts/vcat) displays file content with [syntax highlighting](https://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/) (see also [bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat)).
 - [viper](scripts/viper) is a simple alternative to viper from [moreutils](https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/) package which can be used with custom vim parameters.
 

scripts/ts

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Add timestamp to each line of the text output as moreutils/ts does.
+
+rstc="\033[00m"
+colour="\033[1;36m" # blue
+
+usage() {
+	echo "USAGE: ${0##*/} [-n] [DATE FORMAT]"
+	echo "  e.g. \`ping 127.0.0.1 | ts [%T]'"
+}
+
+for arg in "$@"; do
+	case "$arg" in
+		-h) usage; exit 0;;
+		-n) colour=""; rstc="";;
+		*) date_fmt="${arg}";;
+	esac
+done
+
+DATE_FORMAT="${date_fmt:-[%Y-%m-%d %T]}"
+
+awk -v fmt="$DATE_FORMAT" -v colour="$colour" -v rstc="$rstc" '{
+	printf("%s%s%s %s\n", colour, strftime(fmt), rstc, $0)
+}'
+