diff -urNb nmap-4.76/nmap.cc nmap-4.76-auto-stats/nmap.cc
--- nmap-4.76/nmap.cc	2008-09-10 20:32:35.000000000 +0200
+++ nmap-4.76-auto-stats/nmap.cc	2009-01-06 19:55:37.824815494 +0100
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@
        "  --send-eth/--send-ip: Send using raw ethernet frames or IP packets\n"
        "  --privileged: Assume that the user is fully privileged\n"
        "  --unprivileged: Assume the user lacks raw socket privileges\n"
+       "  --auto-stats <number>: Print stats automatically every <number> seconds. Not very accurate\n"
        "  -V: Print version number\n"
        "  -h: Print this help summary page.\n"
        "EXAMPLES:\n"
@@ -679,6 +680,7 @@
       {"min-rate", required_argument, 0, 0},
       {"max_rate", required_argument, 0, 0},
       {"max-rate", required_argument, 0, 0},
+      {"auto-stats", required_argument, 0, 0},
       {0, 0, 0, 0}
     };
 
@@ -942,6 +944,9 @@
       } else if(optcmp(long_options[option_index].name, "max-rate") == 0) {
         if (sscanf(optarg, "%f", &o.max_packet_send_rate) != 1 || o.max_packet_send_rate <= 0.0)
           fatal("Argument to --max-rate must be a positive floating-point number");
+      } else if(strcmp(long_options[option_index].name, "auto-stats") == 0){
+	o.auto_stats=true;
+	o.autostats_seconds=abs(atoi(optarg));
       } else {
 	fatal("Unknown long option (%s) given@#!$#$", long_options[option_index].name);
       }
diff -urNb nmap-4.76/NmapOps.cc nmap-4.76-auto-stats/NmapOps.cc
--- nmap-4.76/NmapOps.cc	2008-08-05 21:28:51.000000000 +0200
+++ nmap-4.76-auto-stats/NmapOps.cc	2009-01-06 19:55:15.450816048 +0100
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@
   ipopt_lasthop  = 0;  
   release_memory = false;
   topportlevel = -1;
+  auto_stats = false;
+  seconds = 0;
 #ifndef NOLUA
   script = 0;
   scriptversion = 0;
diff -urNb nmap-4.76/NmapOps.h nmap-4.76-auto-stats/NmapOps.h
--- nmap-4.76/NmapOps.h	2008-07-30 02:15:57.000000000 +0200
+++ nmap-4.76-auto-stats/NmapOps.h	2009-01-06 19:55:20.517824661 +0100
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@
   bool log_errors;
   bool traceroute;
   bool reason;
+  bool auto_stats;
+  int autostats_seconds;
+  time_t seconds;
 
 #ifndef NOLUA
   int script;
diff -urNb nmap-4.76/nmap_tty.cc nmap-4.76-auto-stats/nmap_tty.cc
--- nmap-4.76/nmap_tty.cc	2008-05-22 22:45:32.000000000 +0200
+++ nmap-4.76-auto-stats/nmap_tty.cc	2009-01-06 19:55:28.704816004 +0100
@@ -240,6 +240,18 @@
    print a status message */
 bool keyWasPressed()
 {
+  if (o.auto_stats) {
+    if (o.seconds == 0)
+      o.seconds = time(NULL);
+    
+    time_t seconds_temp = time(NULL);
+    if ((seconds_temp-o.seconds) > o.autostats_seconds) { 
+      o.seconds = seconds_temp;
+      printStatusMessage();
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
   int c;
 
   if (o.noninteractive)