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+# time-track
+
+A simple CLI tool for tracking how much time you have left to work. I find myself stressing about whether I'm hitting 8 real hours, so this little tool helps me avoid wasting
+time calculating when my work day will end.
+
+Simply enter times, one per line and send an EOF character when you're done. The first lines opens a span of work and the next line closes it so that you can build up working
+time be clocking in and out. Finally, you can send additional arguments to the program to configure how long you intend to work (the default is 8 hours).