dcmtk_tourne

#!/bin/bash

# display a spining figure according to the rate of integration
# as seen by time.step file
# class = @Run progression tools@

usage()  {
   echo
   echo "USAGE: $(basename $0 ) [-h] "
   echo
   echo "   PURPOSE:"
   echo "      Display a spinning star according to the progress of time.step"
   echo "      This script must be run in the running directory, where time.step is."
   echo
   echo "   OPTIONS:"
   echo "      -h : Display this help message"
   echo
   exit 0
         }

tourne() {
echo -n  '-' ; printf " $* \r" ; sleep $wait
echo  -n '\' ; printf " $* \r" ; sleep $wait
echo -n  '|' ; printf " $* \r" ; sleep $wait
echo  -n '/' ; printf " $* \r" ; sleep $wait 
         }

while getopts :h opt ; do
   case $opt in
     (h) usage ;;
     (*) usage ;;
   esac
done

wait=0.25
nb=0
while (( 1 != 2 )) ; do
   n=$(cat $(cat waytmp)/time.step)
   while [  $n == $nb ] ; do 
   n=$(cat $(cat waytmp)/time.step)
   nb=$n
   done
   tourne  $(cat $(cat waytmp)/time.step)
done