Simple Stop Watch Timer Display for BASH v2

#!/bin/bash
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#Copyright (C) 2022  Kris Occhipinti
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# This is an update with suggestions from Ulfnic @ulfnic2073
# bash-5.0+ needed

[[ -f "/tmp/timer.stmp" ]] &&
  start="$(cat "/tmp/timer.stmp")" ||
  start="$EPOCHSECONDS"

echo $start > "/tmp/timer.stmp"
while [ 1 ]
do
  clear
  figlet -f bigmono12 $(($EPOCHSECONDS - start))
  sleep 1
done