#!/bin/bash
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# Keep alive console thingy for SSH connections that like to #
# kick out after inactivity regardless of settings           #
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    # Different throbbers - last defined is used
    # or remove all except the one you want
    T='.o'                         # throbber
    T='0123456789-*-9876543210-*-' # counter
    T='!|!'                        # jumping jacks
    T='/%/'                        # pulse
    T='_-==-'                      # flying
    T='ooooooo-'                   # wink
    T='._-`-_'                     # bob-a-long
    T='._o@o'                      # inflate-deflate
    T='\|/-'                       # propeller

    sleep='sleep 1'      # Some "sleep"s only handle integers
    sleep='usleep 50000' # Some systems can use  "usleep"
    sleep='sleep 0.2'    # some "sleep"s can handle fp params
 
    for((i=1;i<=${#T};i++)); do
        echo -e '\033[K\033[1;1H'${T:((i-1)):1}' '"\t"$(date)
        [ $i -eq ${#T} ] && i=0
        $sleep
    done