Rotating Cursor

rotatingcursor.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Written by Locutus for bash demonstration.

rotateCursor()
{
  case $toggle
  in
    1)
      echo -n $1" \ "
      echo -ne "\r"
      toggle="2"
    ;;

    2)
      echo -n $1" | "
      echo -ne "\r"
      toggle="3"
    ;;

    3)
      echo -n $1" / "
      echo -ne "\r"
      toggle="4"
    ;;

    *)
      echo -n $1" - "
      echo -ne "\r"
      toggle="1"
    ;;
  esac
}

while [ 0 ]
do
  rotateCursor " Spinning around happily"
  sleep 1
done