diff --git a/contrib/functions.sh b/contrib/functions.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+DONE="[  done  ]"
+FAIL="[  fail  ]"
+
+DOTSTRING=""
+cols=`tput cols`
+cols=$((cols - 10))
+cols=$((cols / 2))
+for i in `seq 1 $cols`; do
+    DOTSTRING=$DOTSTRING"."
+done
+function align_left() {
+    local chars="$1"
+    local str="${@:2}"
+    echo -n ${str}${chars:${#str}}
+}