waitpal 1.5.0

A friendly companion that keeps you entertained while long commands run.

waitpal

A terminal companion that shows witty one-liners every 6 seconds in your terminal title bar, plus one after every command.

pip install waitpal
waitpal install-profile

That's it. Open a fresh PowerShell.

What it does

Behavior	How
Terminal title updates every 6s	Even if you're just typing or idle, the title bar cycles through entries
Entry after every command	After dir, git push, anything — a new entry appears before the next prompt
Stops when terminal closes	Everything is session-bound — no background processes, no lingering

Commands

Command	What it does
waitpal install-profile	Wire the 6s ticker + prompt hook into PowerShell
waitpal uninstall-profile	Remove it
waitpal show	Print one random entry and exit
waitpal	Start background daemon (logs entries every 10s to file)
waitpal stop	Stop the daemon
waitpal status	Check daemon status

Contents

waitpal_entries.txt has 587 original observations about Indian life, waiting, and the human condition — shuffled and cycled.

License

MIT