NAME

Term::ProgressBar::IO -- Display a progress bar while reading from a seekable filehandle

SYNOPSIS

my $pb = Term::ProgressBar::IO->new($fh);

while (<$fh>) {
    # do something
    $pb->update();
}

DESCRIPTION

Displays a progress bar using Term::ProgressBar which corresponds to reading from a filehandle.

This module inherits from Term::ProgressBar and has all of its options.

BUGS

None known.

METHODS

new

Create and return a new Term::ProgressBar::IO instance.

ARGUMENTS

count

A valid filehandle or item count. IO::Uncompress filehandles are also properly handled.

OTHER ARGUMENTS

All other arguments are documented in Term::ProgressBar

update

Automatically update the progress bar based on the position of the filehandle given at construction time.

ARGUMENTS

so_far

Current progress point; this defaults to the current position of the filehandle. [You probably don't actually want to ever give this.]