source code of /small-scripts/stackexchange/spinner.c

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You could use counter as an index to a character array instead of a big clunky repetitive switch. If you have a char *spinner = "|/-\\";, spinner[0] will be "|", spinner[1] will be "/", etc.

char *spinner = "|/-\\"; printf("\b%c", spinner[counter]); is going to print the common backspace character and the correct "spinner symbol" for each value of counter. The spinner variable does not need to be declared because it's a string literal: printf("%c", "|/-\\"[counter]); can be used instead.

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    #ifdef _WIN32
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        #include <windows.h>
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        #define sleepThr(x) Sleep(x)
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    #else
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        #include <unistd.h>
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        #define sleepThr(x) usleep((x) * 1000)

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    #endif
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    #include <stdio.h>
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    #define INTERVAL 200
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    int main()
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    {
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        int counter;
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        while (1)
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        {
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            for (counter = 0; counter < 4; counter++)

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            {
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                printf("\b%c", "|/-\\"[counter]);

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                fflush(stdout);
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                sleepThr(INTERVAL);
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            }
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        }
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        return 0;
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    }
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