I think the idea is that each character overwrites the previous, so you're never showing the to...

oneeyedpigeon • yesterday at 7:47 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

I think the idea is that each character overwrites the previous, so you're never showing the total length (apart from 0/1!)

jadamson • yesterday at 7:53 AM

Ah, and the characters are supposed to be an ASCII spinner.

I think if I was new to Linux that would confuse the life out of me :)

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