Paste this into Bash:
get_screen_time() {
since=${1:-today}
until_opt=${2:+--until "$2"}
journalctl --output json -u systemd-logind --since "$since" $until_opt | \
jq -r 'select(.MESSAGE_ID and .__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP) |
if (.MESSAGE | test("Lid opened|Starting systemd-logind|Operation .suspend. finished")) then
.__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP + " start"
elif (.MESSAGE | test("Lid closed|Stopping systemd-logind|system will suspend")) then
.__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP + " stop"
else
empty
end' | \
awk -v current_time=$(date +%s%6N) '
{
if ($2 == "start") {
last_start = $1
} else if ($2 == "stop" && last_start != 0) {
total += ($1 - last_start) / 1000000
last_start = 0
}
}
END {
if (last_start != 0) {
total += (current_time - last_start) / 1000000
}
seconds = int(total)
hours = int(seconds/3600)
minutes = int((seconds%3600)/60)
printf "%02d:%02d", hours, minutes
}'
}
PS1='$(get_screen_time) '$PS1
Now you have screen time for today in your prompt:
00:21 user@asus:~/Documents$
00:21 user@asus:~/Documents$ cd ../Pictures/
00:21 user@asus:~/Pictures$
Cool?
28 Comments
mina86@lemmy.wtf · 8 pts · 253d
podbrushkin@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 252d
If there is no lid (desktop pc), then it takes into account only systemd start and suspend messages, which is probably enough. Elegant!
podbrushkin@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 252d
Accumulative duration of working sessions. Work session is a period of time limited by any of “start” events and any of “end” events. E.g between “system started” and “suspend on”, or between “lid opened” and “system turn off”. Type of events determined by regex. Effectively it’s a screen time for most of people.
utopiah@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 252d
Interesting, I'd complete it with KDE Connect to add mobile usage.
podbrushkin@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 252d
I don’t know about android, but on iPhone only way to export screen time data is to screenshot it. Probably android is also restrictive.
utopiah@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 251d
No idea on iOS, specifically left the OS due to its lack of interoperability.
On Android I did test but https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.atharok.screentime/ or https://f-droid.org/en/packages/godau.fynn.usagedirect/ looks like good candidate. I'm not sure if they have export or publish to API functions but I image at this point would be relatively easy to add.
podbrushkin@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 251d
You know better, I never have had an Android, but some time ago I've tried searching if you can get screen time data older than 2 months and came to conclusion you can't do it on Android either. But probably it's not an issue if you can automate export and perform it regularly.
It would've been cool to have accumulative screen time across all devices. But as iOS user I don't dream of it.
mech@feddit.org · 1 pts · 253d
\D
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · -6 pts · 253d
Relies on Systemd.
Edit: tryuptime. Or, Linux only,/proc/uptime.Editedit:
uptimeis for uptime. For last login islast -n1or "logged in since " islast -s <time>.Magnum@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 27 pts · 253d
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 252d
Only Linux distros. Which is, why i mentioned it.
uptimelastworks on BSD's and not-Systemd's too.Magnum@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 252d
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 252d
Ok. But this this is a post in a Linux community. So one might assume it’s targeted towards Linux users.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 252d
I discovered it on /all, my bad.
optissima@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 253d
Relies on bash
lengau@midwest.social · 8 pts · 253d
Relies on awk
4am@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 252d
Relies on the Gregorian calendar
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 252d
That was mentioned in the title.
optissima@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 252d
This was meant in jest. It does use systemd, which is also mentioned in the post.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 252d
Only in the script.
Ghoelian@piefed.social · 6 pts · 253d
Well yeah, that's what most people use
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 252d
Cool. Some don't. Reason enough to mention requirements.
Badabinski@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 252d
Uptime shows how long the system has been up, not how long one has been interacting with the system.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 252d
Oh, right, my bad. But fret not there's
last -n1for that.non_burglar@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 252d
Last shows how long the last user logged in has been logged in. So if your system routinely has multiple users logged in, this may not be a useful metric.
Badabinski@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 252d
I don't believe that does the same thing either. What if I lock my computer, sleep it, and step away for the day? I haven't logged out, but my interactive session has ended.
Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 252d
Yawn. Oh no youre using a different init than I would have preferred 🥺🥺🥺😣😭
This is what I picture everytime someone complains about systemd.
Systemd is great and at this point y'all just like being contrarian.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 252d
Stop complaining. I just mentioned the requirement because you didn't.
There's a whole cross-compatible command called
uptimelast, you know?floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 252d
Does
uptimecount or skip the time a system is in suspend? On mobile, can't check manMonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 252d
What, the logind thing?
Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 252d
You right I was being mean, sorry.