Create generic loop fn

Might be useful for things like:

```
loop 'PAGER="" hgst' 1 y
```

```
loop 'du -hs .'
```

```
loop ll
```
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William Carroll 2019-03-27 18:27:49 +00:00
parent 370f0346de
commit 79387acb96

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@ -406,6 +406,28 @@ is_online() {
fi fi
} }
loop() {
# Continuously loop `command` every `sleep_amt` interval. `sleep_amt` defaults
# to 1 second. Pass y/n for `should_clear` if you'd like to clear the screen
# at the end of each iteration.
# Usage: loop <command> <sleep_amt> <should_clear>
local command=$1;
local sleep_amt=${2:-1};
local should_clear=${3:-n}
# clear the screen before kicking things off
if [ $should_clear = y ]; then
clear
fi
while true; do
eval $command && sleep $sleep_amt
if [ $should_clear = y ]; then
clear
fi
done
}
du_it_live() { du_it_live() {
# Outputs and refreshes the size of a directory's content. # Outputs and refreshes the size of a directory's content.
# Useful for watching a directory as large amounts of data are # Useful for watching a directory as large amounts of data are