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 information found. For every line on stdin the propeller advances one step clock-wise.
The following command line options are available.
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.