$timer

Returns information about a timer.

$timer(N/name)

Returns the timer id of the Nth timer in the timers list or the one you have specified by its name.

$timer has the following properties:

property	explanation
com	returns the command
time	returns the time when the timer will be triggered (if you have specified one)
reps	returns the repetitions the timer will have
delay	returns the delay between two triggers
type	returns online/offline status
secs	returns number of seconds left before timer is triggered
mmt	returns $true if timer is a multimedia timer
anysc	returns $true if the /timer -i switch was specified
wid	returns window id of the status window of the connection the timer is related to
cid	returns connection id of the timer
hwnd	returns the handle window of the status window of the connection the timer is related to

Example

alias timertest {
 timerfoo 1 10 { echo -a moo }
 echo -a $timer(foo).com
 echo -a $timer(foo).delay
 if ($timer(foo).mmt) { echo -a timer foo is a multimedia timer }
 else { echo -a timer foo is no multimedia timer }
}

This example will create an alias called timertest. The alias will at first make a new timer called foo and then echo some information about it. After ten seconds, you will get a "moo" in your active window, as the timer has been triggered then.