That doesn't work on my WinXP, but this does... perl -e "$|=1; print \"\rLine $_\" and sleep 1 for 1..3; print \"\n\""
-----Original Message----- From: JupiterHost.Net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 2:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: output to one changing line [Tim Johnson] <snip> perl -e '$|=1; print "\rLine $_" and sleep 1 for 1..3; print "\n"' [Tim Johnson] <snip> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>