Re: [PATCH] fsck: print progress

> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> 
> >> Hmm, once you do this kind of thing I would expect two (or more) progress
> >> bars to be shown, something like:
> >> 
> >> 	$ git fsck --progress
> >> 	checking packs: 3 of 7 (42% done)
> >>      checking objects in pack: 12405 of 332340 (4% done)
> >
> > I don't think we can do multiple lines portably, though, because the
> > progress code just uses "\r" to return to the beginning of the line.
> 
> It was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek comment. I personally hate those
> "Installing n of N packages / Installation of package n p% done" progress
> meters when we know the weight of each of these N packages varies.