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I am using Wolfram script with a Mac OS. I have a long while loop dependent on the length of a list. i.e.: 

myList = {}
While[ Length[myList] < 100, myList = AppendTo[myList, 0]]

How do I get a progress bar to appear in my terminal during this while loop?

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  • $\begingroup$ That code does not make sense because myList is not defined, While does not have a test and a body separated by coma and if you put the coma that loop is infinite cause you are not increasing the length of myList. $\endgroup$
    – Fortsaint
    Commented Jan 26, 2020 at 14:36
  • $\begingroup$ It's an example, the point of the question is about the progress bar. "Corrected code": myList = {}; While[ Length[myList] < 100, myList += {0,0}] $\endgroup$
    – PHPHacky
    Commented Jan 26, 2020 at 18:01
  • $\begingroup$ Still an infinite loop. $\endgroup$
    – Fortsaint
    Commented Jan 26, 2020 at 18:39

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This solution is specific to Linux

k=1; 

While[ k<100, 

       k++; [email protected]; 

      (* progress indicator *) 
       Run[ "echo -n '" <> 
            StringRepeat["|",k] <>  
            StringRepeat["-", 100-k] <> 
            "\r'"]
     ]

but you might find a command line that overwrites previous outputs like echo -n ' \r' for other systems too.

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  • $\begingroup$ hmm wolfram script doesn't seem to understand the return carriage. It prints on a new line every iteration. BTW I'm using a UNIX system so it should work $\endgroup$
    – PHPHacky
    Commented Jan 26, 2020 at 21:27
  • $\begingroup$ It is not wolfram that do not understand the return carriage, it is the shell of your operating system. As I wrote in the answer, you need to find command line that works for your OS. $\endgroup$
    – Fortsaint
    Commented Jan 28, 2020 at 14:48
  • $\begingroup$ Hmm using the above code and substituting the Run command for a WriteString command I get the expected output. This solution works for bash shells on Linux OS $\endgroup$
    – PHPHacky
    Commented Jan 29, 2020 at 15:19
  • $\begingroup$ @PHPHacky Great. I am on Debian 9 and only Run gives me the expected behaviour, not WriteString, What OS is yours? $\endgroup$
    – Fortsaint
    Commented Jan 29, 2020 at 15:25
  • $\begingroup$ macOS (which is Unix based) but I tested this on Linux as well. What shell are you using? $\endgroup$
    – PHPHacky
    Commented Jan 29, 2020 at 17:44

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