$ ./countdown 2026-08-29

tz: local

Counting down to Saturday 29 August 2026, 00:00 local time.

days
hours
minutes
seconds

process exited with code 0

13-06-2026 29-08-2026
fig. 1 - position of now remaining: ‒ s

$

[1]time_t target = ‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒;  /* sat 29-08-2026 00:00:00 local */