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shtool prop – GNU shtool propeller processing indication

Synopsis

shtool prop [-p|–prefix str]

Description

This command displays a processing indication though a running propeller. It is intended to be run at the end of a pipe (""|"") sequence where on "stdin" logging/processing informations found. For every line on "stdin" the propeller advances one step clock-wise.

Options

The following command line options are available.

-p, –prefix str

Set a particular prefix str which is displayed in front of the propeller. The default is no prefix string.

Example

 # shell script

 configure 2>&1 |\

 tee logfile |\

 shtool prop -p "Configuring sources"

History

The GNU shtool prop command was originally written by Ralf S. Engelschall <rse [at] engelschall.com> in 1998 for mod_ssl. It was later taken over into GNU shtool.

See Also

shtool(1).