Paul Harwood wrote:
> Is there a simple way to print over an existing line?
>
> For example: I would like to have a progress report that
> reads 10%, 20%
> etc. I don't want to print a new line each time. I want to write over
> the existing line and have it update as it goes.
>
> --Paul
Use "\r" to move to the beginning of the current line (depending on the
capabilities of your terminal). Also unbuffer STDOUT. Something like this:
$| = 1;
for (1 .. 5) {
print "\rStep $_";
sleep 1;
}
print "\rFinished.\n";
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