KAPOW(1)

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version 1.7.0 · 5 versions
, in ubuntu stonking

👑 KAPOW 💥

okay bestie, so kapow is a punch clock program and it's fr fr the moment 🎀 (also the manual name is kapow, in case you were wondering, and yes it's section 1 of the General Commands Manual 💅)

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

kapow [options] [filename]

🦋 DESCRIPTION

Kapow is a punch clock program designed to easily keep track of your hours, whether you're working on one project or many 💖

Simply clock in and out with the Start/Stop button. That's it. That's the whole vibe. 👑

If you make a mistake in your hours (it happens, no judgement, we've all been there 🫶), you can go back and edit any of the entries by double-clicking on the session in question. iconic behaviour honestly.

Kapow also lets you easily keep track of the hours since you last billed a client, by providing a helpful "Billed" checkbox — and the totals will reflect your work after the last billed session. not me getting my whole coin situation organised ✨💰

💅 OPTIONS

  • -h, --help — Displays help on commandline options. your little cheat sheet, bestie 🎀
  • --help-all — Displays help including Qt specific options. the deeper lore 📜
  • -v, --version — Displays version information. say hi to the number 👋
  • --ini=FILE — Store settings as INI format in specified file. you pick the spot, it keeps the settings there 🗂️
  • --no-backups — Do not create automatic backups of time data. ⚠️ okay so this one is on you now — no auto safety net, no takebacks 💀
  • --tray — Start minimized to system tray. shy little startup energy 🌸
  • filename — Time data file to use. tell it which file holds your hours 📁
pssst: that filename at the end is the time data file to use — it's an argument, not a flag, so no dashes on that one 🫶

👀 SEE ALSO

  • qt6options(7) — go read that one too if you're curious about the Qt side of things 🌈

🐛 REPORTING BUGS

Found a bug? Don't suffer in silence, bestie 😭 Report bugs to <kapow@bugs.gottcode.org> and tell them everything.

Copyright © 2008-2025 Graeme Gott

Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3). There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. (like, legally zero warranty, so don't come for anybody 💀)

🫶 AUTHOR

Graeme Gott <graeme@gottcode.org>.

and that's the whole page, bestie 💖 this was Kapow 1.7.0, dated February 2026 🌸 go clock in and slay 👑✨

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