--- doc/loncapafiles/clean_file_permissions.piml	2005/05/14 19:37:47	1.2
+++ doc/loncapafiles/clean_file_permissions.piml	2005/12/09 16:26:48	1.4
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <!-- accesscount_seed.piml -->
 <!-- Matthew Hall -->
 
-<!-- $Id: clean_file_permissions.piml,v 1.2 2005/05/14 19:37:47 albertel Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: clean_file_permissions.piml,v 1.4 2005/12/09 16:26:48 albertel Exp $ -->
 
 <!--
 
@@ -46,12 +46,14 @@ my @dirs=`find <TARGET /> -type d `;
 my @userdirs=grep(m|/[^/]*/[^/]*/[^/]*/[^/]*/[^/]*/[^/]*/[^/]*/[^/]*|, @dirs);
 
 my $count = 0;
-my $countby = 1;
+my $countby = 100;
 print "Updating ".scalar(@userdirs)." files.\n";
+my $char_count=0;
 foreach my $udir (@userdirs) {
     if (++$count % $countby == 0) {
-        print "\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b";
-        print $count."/".scalar(@userdirs);
+        print("\b" x $char_count);
+        print($count."/".scalar(@userdirs));
+        $char_count = length($count."/".scalar(@userdirs));
     }
     chomp($udir);
     my $file = $udir.'/file_permissions.db';
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ foreach my $udir (@userdirs) {
     system('/home/httpd/perl/debug/clean_db.pl '.$file.
                 ' "error%3a%202%20tie%28GDBM%29%20Failed%20while%20attempting%20dump" 2>>'.$logfile);
 }
+print("\b" x $char_count);
+print($count."/".scalar(@userdirs));
 print "\nCompleted!\n";
 </perlscript>
 </file>