Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 01:00:31 -0800 From: Josh Gilliam <josh@quick.net> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/misc/display - Imported sources Message-ID: <19971125010031.51237@webmaster.com> In-Reply-To: <199711240213.CAA28265@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> References: <199711240026.QAA29159@freefall.freebsd.org> <199711240213.CAA28265@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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> > Display runs a specified command over and over, printing the output > > through curses(3X). The command can be compound and the delay > > between executions is settable on the command line. The output > > from the command had better fit on a single screen, of course. > > > > PR: ports/4384 > > Submitted by: Stephen J. Roznowski <sjr@home.net> > > Horray ! I saw a copy of this a few years ago, but forgot the name > ;-) THANK YOU ! Here is a small shell script from 'UGU' which basically has the same purpose. ----- begin show.sh ----- #!/bin/sh # Unix Tip #315- November 11, 1997- by ulli@ucrc.org # http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?I=tip.315&F=1111111111&G=Y tput clear while tput home; do $* sleep 1 done ----- end show.sh ----- -- Josh Gilliam Orange, California josh@quick.net
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