Display a tickertape across the screen

2022-10-11 02:57:12 -05:00 · 2022-10-11 02:57:12 -05:00 · 64dbd49a40
parent 615a322641
commit 64dbd49a40
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--- a/bash/tickertape
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+cols=$(tput cols) line=""
+
+while (( ${#line} < cols + ${#1} )); do
+  if (( ${#line} < ${#1} )); then
+    line=${1:$(( ${#1} - ${#line} - 1)):1}$line
+  else
+    line=" $line"
+  fi
+
+  sleep 0.2
+  printf "\r%s" "${line:0:$cols}"
+done
+
+printf "\n"