1SHTOOL-PROP.TMP(1)          GNU Portable Shell Tool         SHTOOL-PROP.TMP(1)
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NAME

6       shtool prop - GNU shtool propeller processing indication
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SYNOPSIS

9       shtool prop [-p|--prefix str]
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DESCRIPTION

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

18       The following command line options are available.
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20       -p, --prefix str
21           Set a particular prefix str which is displayed in front of the
22           propeller. The default is no prefix string.
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EXAMPLE

25        #   shell script
26        configure 2>&1 |\
27            tee logfile |\
28            shtool prop -p "Configuring sources"
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HISTORY

31       The GNU shtool prop command was originally written by Ralf S.
32       Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com> in 1998 for mod_ssl. It was later
33       taken over into GNU shtool.
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SEE ALSO

36       shtool(1).
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