skroll

scroll a text to stdout
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.TH skroll 1 2014-09-03 "v3.0" "Skroll nanual"
.SH NAME
skroll \- make a given text scroll
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B skroll
.RI [ \-hlr ]\ [ \-n\ num ]\ [ \-d\ delay ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.B skroll
reads text from stdin and make it scroll to stdout.
.TP
.B \-h
Displays a help text
.TP
.B \-l
Loop text forever
.TP
.B \-r
Output a newline after each step
.TP
.BI \-n\ <num>
Show <num> char at a time (defaults to 10)
.TP
.BI \-d\ <delay>
Define scrolling speed, in second/step (defaults to 0.5)
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
\(buLoop indefinitely:
\fBecho\fR "Hello world!" | \fBskroll\fR  \-l
.TP
\(buOutput \fIX\fR characters at a time:
\fBskroll\fR \-n \fIX\fR < \fIFILE\fR
.TP
\(buRotate a step every \fIX\fR seconds:
\fBmpc\fR current \-\-wait | \fBskroll\fR -d \fIX\fR
.SH REPORTING BUGS
If you encounter any bugs, feel free to report them at \fIwilly@mailoo.org\fR
.SH AUTHORS / CONTRIBUTORS
Willy Goiffon is the main author.
Dave Chesser helped with the man page