Gary Hawkins wrote: > > How can I clear a line before replacing it? > > Am doing \r and overwriting, but sometimes the text that was there previously > is longer than the new text.
Pad the shorter lines with spaces. For example: printf "\r%-20s", $something; John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]