counter program

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Documentation for the counter program is below, with links to related programs in the "see also" section.

{   version = 1.00; (* of counter.p 2009 Apr 13}

(* begin module describe.counter *)
(*
name
   counter: program counter

synopsis
   counter(input: in, output: out)

files

   input:  parameters to control the program.  The file must contain the
      following parameters, on one line:

      number: an integer number to display
      width:  the number of positions to use for the display

   output: messages to the user

description

   Output the given number and then backspace.
   This allows a running counter to be displayed by a script.

examples

Example script:

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#!/bin/tcsh -f
#(ie run the tshell on this but don't read the .cshrc or .tcshrc)

echo version = 1.00 of mk 2009 Apr 13
# 2009 Apr 13, 1.00: origin

@ n = 0
echo -n "here we go! >"
while ($n < 1000)
  echo "$n 5" | counter
  @ n = $n + 1
end
echo "$n< done!"
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documentation

see also

   module digitcounter in scan.p

author

   Thomas Dana Schneider

bugs

technical notes

*)
(* end module describe.counter *)
{This manual page was created by makman 1.45}