_Added in 1.9.0_

*/timers [off]*
*/timer[n|name] [off]*
*/timer[n|name] [-cdehimopr] [time] <repetitions> <interval> <code>*

*Switches*

-c - TODO
-d - TODO
-e - Executes the code associated with a timer.
-h - Creates a high-resolution timer.
-i - Dynamically associates itself with the active connection.
-m - Treats the interval parameter as milliseconds instead of seconds.
-o - Creates a offline timer.
-p - Pauses a timer.
-r - Resumes a timer.

*Parameters*

[off] - Turns of a timer.
[n|name] - The name or index of the timer.
[time] - TODO
<repetitions> - The amount of timer the timers should repeat itself. An repetition value of '0' will repeat for ever.
<interval> - The delay between two consecutive timer executions
<code> - Code to be executed. 

*Example*

<pre>
alias example {
  ;Create a variable and set value to 5.
  /var %reps = 5
 
  ;Call the timer %reps times after 1 second delay each.
  /.timer %reps 1 count-down
 
  ;Print the first count.
  count-down
}
alias -l count-down {
  echo -a Count: $timer($ltimer).reps
}
</pre>