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CLI Status Indicators

The E-series software includes two types of indicators to inform you of the status of your CLI operation.

The dot service indicator is used when your operation does not finish within 2 seconds. The service displays the Please wait message and a dot every 5 seconds until the operation is completed. The dot service is used for all CLI operations, except those that use the more descriptive progress indicator.
The progress indicator is an animated representation of how much progress has been made on a CLI operation that does not finish within the expected completion time. This type of status indicator is supported for the file system synchronization application and the file copy application.
The progress indicator displays a series of dots that represents the time required to complete the operation. The dots are followed by the actual percentage of the total that has been completed and by an oscillating asterisk that indicates ongoing activity.

As the application progresses, the dots are replaced with asterisks, starting at the left, to represent how much of the operation is finished. The actual percentage is also adjusted accordingly. When the operation is complete, all dots are replaced by asterisks, and the message DONE replaces the numerical percentage.

The number of dots that appears and the percentage of completion represented by each dot or asterisk are based on the terminal width. For example, if the terminal is set to 80 characters, each of the 50 dots indicates 2 percent of the total time (2 percent x 50 characters = 100 percent). See Managing the System for information about setting the terminal width.

The following examples show progress indicator output for a 50-character-wide display.
```
*****............................................. (10%) *
```
```
*********************************************..... (90%) *
```
```
************************************************** (DONE)
```

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