debian man page for shtool-prop

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 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.

SEE ALSO
       shtool(1).

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