#!/usr/bin/env perl
use
strict;
use
warnings;
$|++;
# Just a simple status line
$status
=
'working ... '
;
sleep
.5;
my
$i
= 1;
foreach
( 0 .. 2 ) {
$status
.=
' '
.
$i
++;
sleep
.8;
$status
.=
"\n"
if
$_
% 2;
# newlines hang around the terminal
}
# You can localize messages
{
local
$status
=
'this is temporary'
;
sleep
0.9;
# You can change the prefix using the Record Separator RS
$status
=
'My Cool Prefix: '
. RS .
'still temporary'
;
sleep
0.9;
}
# And the original returns automatically
sleep
1.3;
# A new prefix
$status
=
'example: '
. RS .
"Sort of Done.\n"
;
sleep
0.9;
$status
.=
' ....'
;
$status
.=
"Really done.\n"
;