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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# scrollbar - display scrolling text
+#
+# usage: scrollbar args
+#
+# A cute hack originally from Heiner Steven <hs@bintec.de>
+#
+# converted from ksh syntax to bash v2 syntax by Chet Ramey
+
+WIDTH=${COLUMNS:-80}
+WMINUS=$(( $WIDTH - 1 ))
+
+[ $# -lt 1 ] && set -- TESTING
+
+# use the bash-2.02 printf builtin
+Text=$(printf "%-${WIDTH}s" "$*")
+
+while :
+do
+	printf "%-.${WIDTH}s\r" "$Text"
+	LastC=${Text:${WMINUS}:1}
+	Text="$LastC""${Text%?}"
+done