shtool-prop(1)

prop - GNU shtool propeller processing indication

Section 1 shtool bookworm source

Description

SHTOOL-PROP.TMP

NAME

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 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.

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@engelschall.com> in 1998 for mod_ssl. It was later taken over into GNU shtool.