---
name: "build-progress.sh"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kdesdk-scripts"
version: "4:18.08.0-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/build-progress.sh"
---

# build-progress.sh(1)

show kde-build progress in your konsole/xterm title bar

## NAME

build-progress.sh - show kde-build progress in your konsole/xterm title bar

## SYNOPSIS

**build-progress.sh**

## DESCRIPTION

**build-progress.sh** can be used to watch the progress of a large KDE build in the title bar of your konsole or xterm.

The KDE build must be running elsewhere as a separate process, and it must be done using [**kde-build**(1)](/kde-build/1.md).

When you run build-progress.sh, it will sit in a permanent loop while kde-build runs.  The title bar of the konsole/xterm in which you ran build-progress.sh will be continually updated with the directory in which the KDE build is currently working.

You must run build-progress.sh from the top-level directory of the KDE build tree.  This directory must contain a file named *kde-buildrc* (which is also used by kde-build).  This *kde-buildrc* must contain valid settings for *KDELOGDIR* and *KDESRCDIR*, or else build-progress.sh will fail to work.

This utility is part of the KDE Software Development Kit.

## FILES

- *kde-buildrc*

  This file must be contained in the current directory, which must be the root of the KDE build tree.  See [**kde-build**(1)](/kde-build/1.md) for further information.

## SEE ALSO

[**kde-build**(1)](/kde-build/1.md).

## AUTHOR

build-progress.sh was written by Malte Starostik \<malte@kde.org\> and others.\
 This manual page was prepared by Ben Burton \<bab@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).