terminalAnimation.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>

#define kElements 1250000

const char *progress = "-\\|/";
void initArray(int *p, int num){
	int i;
	for (i = 0; i < num; ++i)
	{
		p[i]=i;
	}
}
int sumArray(int *p, int num)
{
	int sum = 0, i;

	for(i = 0 ; i < num; i++)
	{
		sum = sum + p[i];

	}
	return sum;
}
int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
{
	int i;
	printf("Initializing array [-]");
    int a[kElements];
	/* Generate random numbers <100 */
    for(i = 0; i < kElements; i++)
    {
        if(i % 100 == 0)
        {
        	//printf("%d\n",i);
            printf("%c%c%c]",'\b','\b',progress[(i/100) % 4]);
            fflush(stdout);
        }
        initArray(a,kElements);
    }
    printf("\n\nSUM: %d \n\nDONE!\n\n",sumArray(a,kElements));
	return 0;
}