blinking text

[Simeon Harwood]

Afternoon all,

This should be an easy one, but I just can't remember how to do it....

If I'm writing a script and I want some text to stay on the screen and flash, while the script is off doing other stuff. How do I make the text flash???????
Sime.

[MarkSyder · Accepted solution]

while :
do
tput smso
echo this is flashing
clear
tput rmso
clear
echo this is flashing
clear
done

Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)

[MarkSyder]

I've just tested my first response. You might want to put a couple of sleep commands in there otherwise it flashes far too fast.

Mark

[Simeon Harwood]

That's it.

Thanks. I knew it was somothing like that, but my memory was failing me!!!!!

Thanks.

Sime.