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Life & fun · August 29, 2015

Progressbar - A C library for displaying command-line progress bars

An easy-to-use C library for displaying text progress bars. - doches/progressbar

Progressbar - A C library for displaying command-line progress bars launched on August 29, 2015 with 33 votes, #1,330 of 3,588 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

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Progressbar is a C library that displays text-based progress bars in command-line applications. It simplifies the process of showing progress updates to users during long-running operations. The library is designed for developers working in C who need an straightforward way to implement progress indication without complex code. It is hosted on GitHub and available for integration into C projects.

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