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

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 informations 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.

SEE ALSO
       shtool(1).

18-Jul-2008                      shtool 2.0.8               SHTOOL-PROP.TMP(1)