Shell progressbar ..

Progressbar.sh

#!/bin/bash

searchfor="Hallo" # something to search for
tempfile="search.log" # temporary logfile


echo -n "Searching for $searchfor. "

grep -rl $searchfor / 2>/dev/null 1>>$tempfile &

while ps |grep $! &>/dev/null; do
 echo -en "."
 sleep 0.3
done

echo -e "Done"
echo "Result:"
cat $tempfile
rm $tempfile