shtool-prop - GNU shtool propeller processing indication
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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 information found. For every line on
"stdin" the propeller advances one step clock-wise.
Example
# shell script
configure 2>&1 |\
tee logfile |\
shtool prop -p "Configuring sources"
History
The GNUshtoolprop command was originally written by Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com> in 1998
for mod_ssl. It was later taken over into GNUshtool.
Name
shtool-prop - GNU shtool propeller processing indication
Options
The following command line options are available.
-p, --prefixstr
Set a particular prefix str which is displayed in front of the propeller. The default is no prefix
string.
See Also
shtool(1). 18-Jul-2008 shtool 2.0.8 SHTOOL-PROP.TMP(1)
Synopsis
shtoolprop [-p|--prefixstr]
