From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Nov 25 01:00:45 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id BAA27341 for chat-outgoing; Tue, 25 Nov 1997 01:00:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat) Received: from jg.webmaster.com (newport-1-14.quick.net [207.212.160.214]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id BAA27332 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 1997 01:00:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from josh@jg.webmaster.com) Received: (from josh@localhost) by jg.webmaster.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id BAA05313; Tue, 25 Nov 1997 01:00:32 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <19971125010031.51237@webmaster.com> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 01:00:31 -0800 From: Josh Gilliam To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/misc/display - Imported sources References: <199711240026.QAA29159@freefall.freebsd.org> <199711240213.CAA28265@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: <199711240213.CAA28265@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> X-IRC: soil X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > 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 > > 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