Christian Betz xtianbetz

xtianbetz / gist:4f6d306342c90a133970d6b9edc78a09

Created November 12, 2020 00:34

bash countdown in-place with ascii escape codes

	#!/bin/bash
	# The following excellent guide was used to find the right ascii escape codes:
	# https://gist.github.com/fnky/458719343aabd01cfb17a3a4f7296797

	let count=10
	echo "Count: $count"
	while [ $count -gt 0 ] ; do
	echo -en "\x1b[1A\x1b[7C"
	printf "%2d\n" $count
	sleep 1