initial import of systel-level scripts from fairfield/xorp andupstream

ofr-eureka/rl-system.
(this is the "mess-with-your-system-config" package.)

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/progress-indicator b/scripts/progress-indicator
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Propeller progress indicator
+FRAME="A"
+PID=$1
+
+touch "/tmp/pi.$PID"
+while [ -f "/tmp/pi.$PID" ]; 
+do
+  case $FRAME in
+    A) echo -n -e "\b"
+       echo -n '|'
+       FRAME=B;;
+    B) echo -n -e "\b"
+       echo -n '/'
+       FRAME=C;;
+    C) echo -n -e "\b"
+       echo -n '-'
+       FRAME=D;;
+    D) echo -n -e "\b"
+       echo -n '\'
+       FRAME=A;;
+  esac
+  sleep 1
+done