shtool prop - GNU shtool propeller processing indication
shtool prop [-p|--prefix str]
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.
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.
# shell script
configure 2>&1 |\
tee logfile |\
shtool prop -p "Configuring sources"
The GNU shtool prop command was originally written by Ralf S.
Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com> in 1998 for mod_ssl. It was
later taken over into GNU shtool.