diff --git a/tools/mission-time-loop.sh b/tools/mission-time-loop.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Works like mission-time.sh but execures in a loop
+while [ true ]; do
+	./mission-time.sh $@
+done
diff --git a/tools/mission-time.sh b/tools/mission-time.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Returns mission time on stdout for a mission given on the commandline
+# Make sure the level actually uses MissionTimer, or the script will hang!
+
+colobot -headless -runscene $@ 2>&1 | while read -r line; do
+	if [[ $line =~ Mission[[:space:]]time:[[:space:]]([0-9:.]*) ]]; then
+		echo ${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+	fi
+done