Sketches, Code Bites and Toys
Pseudo Work (fwork)
2009-11-05
This script takes a text file (any text file should) and displays it one line at a time with short delays in between. In other words, you can run this script to make it look like your computer is actually doing something worthwhile.
I had searched around the internet a few times but never really found anything like this, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t look. Maybe I’m just a bad internet searcher. Script after the jump.
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# Pseudo Work (fwork) Script - by Joel Gillman 2009
# lab.joelgillman.com/archives/159_pseudo-work
#
# Please feel free to edit and change this as you
# like! If you do make any edits I would be curious
# to see what you've done so drop me a line!
#
# DISCLAIMER
# I am in no way a bash scripting expert. Most of what
# I write is copy and paste and trial and error.
# While this script shouldn't hurt anything in your
# system don't hold me responsible if it does! Use
# at your own risk.
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## test if file (default or otherwise)
if [ "$1" = '' ]; then
filename="$HOME/garbage.txt"
if [ -e $filename ]; then
sleep 0
else
echo "No file specified and default file '~/garbage.txt' not found."
exit
fi
elif [ -e $1 ]; then
filename=$1
else
echo "No file found at $1"
exit
fi
## execute fakeness
while read p; do
if [ "$(($RANDOM % 10))" -eq 1 ]; then
let "R1 = ($RANDOM % 2)"
elif [ "$(($RANDOM % 50))" -eq 1 ]; then
let "R1 = ($RANDOM % 20)"
else
let "R1 = 0"
fi
let "R2 = ($RANDOM % 10)"
echo $p
sleep $R1.$R2
done < $filename
Download a zip’d version of the script.
You can download the (2.5MB) text file I’ve been using.
Let me know what you think! Any improvements or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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