shtool-prop(1)

shtool-prop1

Gnu shtool propeller processing indication

Usage

shtool prop [{-p | --prefix str}]

Overview

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 information 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.

Examples

 #   shell script
 configure 2>&1 |\
     tee logfile |\
     shtool prop -p "Configuring sources"

Releases

11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 3.1
  2. 4.0
  3. 5.0
  4. 6.0–8
  5. 9–10
  6. 11–13

History

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

From shtool 2.0.8-10 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.