diff --git a/types/cli-progress/cli-progress-tests.ts b/types/cli-progress/cli-progress-tests.ts
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+import progress = require('cli-progress');
+
+function test0() {
+    // Usage
+    // Multiple examples are available e.g.example.js - just try it $ node example.js
+
+    const _cliProgress = require('cli-progress');
+
+    // create a new progress bar instance and use shades_classic theme
+    const bar1 = new _cliProgress.Bar({}, _cliProgress.Presets.shades_classic);
+
+    // start the progress bar with a total value of 200 and start value of 0
+    bar1.start(200, 0);
+
+    // update the current value in your application..
+    bar1.update(100);
+
+    // stop the progress bar
+    bar1.stop();
+}
+
+function test1() {
+    // Examples
+    // Example 1 - Set Options
+
+    // change the progress characters
+    // set fps limit to 5
+    // change the output stream and barsize
+    const bar = new progress.Bar({
+        barCompleteChar: '#',
+        barIncompleteChar: '.',
+        fps: 5,
+        stream: process.stdout,
+        barsize: 65
+    });
+}
+
+function test2() {
+    // Example 2 - Change Styles defined by Preset
+    // uee shades preset
+    // change the barsize
+    const bar = new progress.Bar({
+        barsize: 65
+    }, progress.Presets.shades_grey);
+}
+
+function test3() {
+    // Example 3 - Custom Payload
+    // create new progress bar with custom token "speed"
+    const bar = new progress.Bar({
+        format: 'progress [{bar}] {percentage}% | ETA: {eta}s | {value}/{total} | Speed: {speed} kbit'
+    });
+
+    // initialize the bar - set payload token "speed" with the default value "N/A"
+    bar.start(200, 0, {
+        speed: "N/A"
+    });
+
+    // some code/update loop
+    // ...
+
+    // update bar value. set custom token "speed" to 125
+    bar.update(5, {
+        speed: '125'
+    });
+
+    // process finished
+    bar.stop();
+}
+
+function test4() {
+    // Example 4 - Custom Presets
+    // File mypreset.js
+
+    const _colors = require('colors');
+
+    module.exports = {
+        format: _colors.red(' {bar}') + ' {percentage}% | ETA: {eta}s | {value}/{total} | Speed: {speed} kbit',
+        barCompleteChar: '\u2588',
+        barIncompleteChar: '\u2591'
+    };
+}
+
+function test5() {
+    // Application
+
+    const _mypreset = require('./mypreset.js');
+
+    const bar = new progress.Bar({
+        barsize: 65
+    }, _mypreset);
+}
diff --git a/types/cli-progress/index.d.ts b/types/cli-progress/index.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for cli-progress 1.8
+// Project: https://github.com/AndiDittrich/Node.CLI-Progress
+// Definitions by: My Self <https://github.com/mhegazy>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.2
+
+/// <reference types="node" />
+
+export interface Options {
+    /**
+     * progress bar output format.
+     * The progressbar can be customized by using the following build-in placeholders. They can be combined in any order.
+     *   {bar} - the progress bar, customizable by the options barsize, barCompleteString and barIncompleteString
+     *   {percentage} - the current progress in percent (0-100)
+     *   {total} - the end value
+     *   {value} - the current value set by last update() call
+     *   {eta} - expected time of accomplishment in seconds
+     *   {duration} - elapsed time in seconds
+     *   {eta_formatted} - expected time of accomplishment formatted into appropriate units
+     *   {duration_formatted} - elapsed time formatted into appropriate units
+     *
+     * Example:
+     *      progress [{bar}] {percentage}% | ETA: {eta}s | {value}/{total}
+     *    is rendered as
+     *      progress [========================================] 100% | ETA: 0s | 200/200
+     */
+    format?: string;
+
+    /** the maximum update rate (default: 10) */
+    fps?: number;
+
+    /** output stream to use (default: process.stderr) */
+    stream?: NodeJS.WritableStream;
+
+    /**  automatically call stop() when the value reaches the total (default: false) */
+    stopOnComplete?: boolean;
+
+    /** clear the progress bar on complete / stop() call (default: false) */
+    clearOnComplete?: boolean;
+
+    /** the length of the progress bar in chars (default: 40) */
+    barsize?: number;
+
+    /** character to use as "complete" indicator in the bar (default: "=") */
+    barCompleteString?: string;
+
+    /** character to use as "incomplete" indicator in the bar (default: "-") */
+    barIncompleteString?: string;
+
+    /** character to use as "complete" indicator in the bar (default: "=") */
+    barCompleteChar?: string;
+
+    /** character to use as "incomplete" indicator in the bar (default: "-") */
+    barIncompleteChar?: string;
+
+    /** hide the cursor during progress operation; restored on complete (default: false) */
+    hideCursor?: boolean;
+
+    /** number of updates with which to calculate the eta; higher numbers give a more stable eta (default: 10) */
+    etaBuffer?: number;
+
+    /** disable line wrapping (default: false) - pass null to keep terminal settings; pass true to trim the output to terminal width */
+    linewrap?: boolean | null;
+}
+
+export interface Preset {
+    barCompleteChar: string;
+    barIncompleteChar: string;
+    format: string;
+}
+
+export class Bar {
+    /** Initialize a new Progress bar. An instance can be used multiple times! it's not required to re-create it! */
+    constructor(opt: Options, preset?: Preset);
+
+    calculateETA(): void;
+
+    formatTime(t: any, roundToMultipleOf: any): any;
+
+    getTotal(): any;
+
+    /** Increases the current progress value by a specified amount (default +1). Update payload optionally */
+    increment(step: number, payload?: object): void;
+
+    render(): void;
+
+    /** Sets the total progress value while progressbar is active. Especially useful handling dynamic tasks. */
+    setTotal(total: number): void;
+
+    /** Starts the progress bar and set the total and initial value */
+    start(total: number, startValue: number, payload?: object): void;
+
+    /** Stops the progress bar and go to next line */
+    stop(): void;
+
+    stopTimer(): void;
+
+    /** Sets the current progress value and optionally the payload with values of custom tokens as a second parameter */
+    update(current: number, payload?: object): void;
+}
+
+export const Presets: {
+    /** Styles as of cli-progress v1.3.0 */
+    legacy: Preset;
+
+    /** Unicode Rectangles */
+    rect: Preset;
+
+    /** Unicode background shades are used for the bar */
+    shades_classic: Preset;
+
+    /** Unicode background shades with grey bar */
+    shades_grey: Preset;
+};
diff --git a/types/cli-progress/tsconfig.json b/types/cli-progress/tsconfig.json
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+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "module": "commonjs",
+        "lib": [
+            "es6"
+        ],
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "baseUrl": "../",
+        "typeRoots": [
+            "../"
+        ],
+        "types": [],
+        "noEmit": true,
+        "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+        "strictFunctionTypes": true
+    },
+    "files": [
+        "index.d.ts",
+        "cli-progress-tests.ts"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/types/cli-progress/tslint.json b/types/cli-progress/tslint.json
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+{ "extends": "dtslint/dt.json" }