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Using this escape sequence:
printf "\x1b]9;4;1;70\a"Sets the progress to 70% for example.
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printf "\x1b]9;4;0\a"I discovered it with neovim using it to show progress of updating plugins with vim.pack
The feature is called OSC 9;4 if you want to get more info about it.
Last edited by Shmerl on 12 May 2026 at 1:28 am UTC