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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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