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Created September 4, 2012 14:31
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  1. @invalid-email-address Anonymous created this gist Sep 4, 2012.
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    #!/usr/bin/env bash

    C="0" # count
    while [ $C -lt 20 ]
    do
    case "$(($C % 4))" in
    0) char="/"
    ;;
    1) char="-"
    ;;
    2) char="\\"
    ;;
    3) char="|"
    ;;
    esac

    sleep .2
    echo -ne $char "\r"
    C=$[$C+1]
    done
    echo -e 'done\r'