From: "Sven S." Date: 2008-12-11T17:26:59+09:00 Subject: Re: status info like rc.status > I have no idea what rc.status outputs (my Linux doesn't have it) but > chances are that you can pretty easily format your desired output via > printf or sprintf. What exactly do you need? > > Kind regards > > robert I'm sorry for my rather unhelpful description. The functionality I'm looking for should support me in outputting status info of certain steps in a script ("done", "failed") as well as loading bars, etc. to console. I asked the question because I considered these to be often required and therefore have been neatly packed up in some kind of library for better usage. I could also write those all by myself using the mentioned printf/sprintf functions, of course. Sven -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.