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Sub : Date prompt with console programs LOST #368
#!/bin/bash
l=${LINES:-25}; c=${COLUMNS:-80}; c=$[$c-22]; R=”joe” #change
( while :; do m=”`date +%a\ %d\ %b\ \[%T]`”
echo -ne “\e7\e[${l};${c}H\e[0m\e[1;32m $m \e[0m\e8"; done) &
pid=$!; $R; kill -9 "$pid"; echo -ne "\e[0m"
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