basic functionality

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#function that prints a string $1 centered on line $2
+#if $3 is c, then it offsets from there
+function ceprint ()
+{
+	if [ "$3" == "c" ]; then
+		vpad=$(( $(( $(tput lines) /2 )) + $2 ))
+	else
+		vpad=$2
+	fi
+	pad=$(( $(( $(tput cols) - "${#1}" )) / 2 ))
+	echo -n "["
+	echo -n $vpad
+	echo -n ";"
+	echo -n $pad
+	echo -n "H"
+	#echo ""
+	echo $1
+}
+
+#main loop variable
+LOOP=1
+while [ $LOOP -eq 1 ]; do
+	#Display Date in English
+	ENGDATE=$(date -d@$(( 1552602480 - $(date +%s) )) \
+	"+%-j Days %H Hours %M Minutes %S Seconds");
+	ceprint "$ENGDATE" 1 c
+	#Reads for 0.5 Seconds, provides rough timing of the loop and allows for
+	#exit
+	read -t 0.5 -N 1 READCHAR
+	if [ "$READCHAR" == "q" ]; then
+		LOOP=0
+	fi
+done