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PeterT · 07-31-2024, 11:50 AM

Umm.. why not replace

Code:

i=0
while [ $i -le $wait_time ]; do
	sleep 1
	echo -n .
	((i++))
done

by

Code:

sleep $wait_time

Sure you won't get a snazzy dot being displayed every second but....

07-31-2024, 11:50 AM	#22
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,580 Karma: 79436940 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Umm.. why not replace Code: i=0 while [ $i -le $wait_time ]; do sleep 1 echo -n . ((i++)) done by Code: sleep $wait_time Sure you won't get a snazzy dot being displayed every second but....