diff -NaurwB curl-7.19.2.orig/src/main.c curl-7.19.2/src/main.c
--- curl-7.19.2.orig/src/main.c	2008-10-28 23:12:02.000000000 +0100
+++ curl-7.19.2/src/main.c	2008-11-23 13:24:35.000000000 +0100
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@
   bool tracetime; /* include timestamp? */
   long httpversion;
   bool progressmode;
+  char *progress_prefix;
   bool nobuffer;
   bool globoff;
   bool use_httpget;
@@ -784,6 +785,7 @@
     "    --post301       Do not switch to GET after following a 301 redirect (H)",
     "    --post302       Do not switch to GET after following a 302 redirect (H)",
     " -#/--progress-bar  Display transfer progress as a progress bar",
+    "    --progress-bar-prefix Prefix to be displayed before the progress bar",
     " -x/--proxy <host[:port]> Use HTTP proxy on given port",
     "    --proxy-anyauth Pick \"any\" proxy authentication method (H)",
     "    --proxy-basic   Use Basic authentication on the proxy (H)",
@@ -1672,6 +1674,7 @@
     {"$2", "socks5-hostname", TRUE},
     {"$3", "keepalive-time",  TRUE},
     {"$4", "post302",    FALSE},
+    {"$5", "progress-bar-prefix",TRUE},
 
     {"0", "http1.0",     FALSE},
     {"1", "tlsv1",       FALSE},
@@ -2181,6 +2184,9 @@
       case '4': /* --post302 */
         config->post302 = toggle;
         break;
+      case '5': /* --progress-bar-prefix */
+        GetStr(&config->progress_prefix, nextarg);
+        break;
       }
       break;
     case '#': /* --progress-bar */
@@ -3297,6 +3303,7 @@
   int width;
   FILE *out; /* where to write everything to */
   curl_off_t initial_size;
+  char* prefix;
 };
 
 static int myprogress (void *clientp,
@@ -3347,8 +3354,13 @@
       line[i] = '#';
     }
     line[i] = '\0';
+    if(bar->prefix) {
+      snprintf( format, sizeof(format), "%%s%%-%ds %%5.1f%%%%", barwidth );
+      snprintf( outline, sizeof(outline), format, bar->prefix, line, percent );
+    } else {
     snprintf( format, sizeof(format), "%%-%ds %%5.1f%%%%", barwidth );
     snprintf( outline, sizeof(outline), format, line, percent );
+    }
     fprintf( bar->out, "\r%s", outline );
   }
   fflush(bar->out);
@@ -3399,6 +3411,15 @@
   bar->width = scr_size[0] - 1;
 #endif
 
+  if(config->progress_prefix) {
+    int length = strlen(config->progress_prefix);
+    if(length > bar->width) {
+      length /= 2;
+      config->progress_prefix[length] = '\0';
+    }
+    bar->width -= length;
+    bar->prefix = config->progress_prefix;
+  }
   bar->out = config->errors;
 }