From: Axel Etzold <AEtzold@...>
Date: 2008-08-20T08:19:28+09:00
Subject: Re: overprinting characters


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> Datum: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:20:58 +0900
> Von: Matt Harrison <iwasinnamuknow@genestate.com>
> An: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
> Betreff: overprinting characters

> I have a script that does things to large files > 1Gb and I want to be
> able to show the percentage through the current file.
> 
> I know exactly how I will get the percentage, but I want to know how to
> display it in the terminal.
> 
> What I would like is the name of the current file, then on the next
> line, "currentbytes/totalbytes [xx%]" and I want it to update the
> characters in place without writing hundreds of lines to the terminal.
> 
> I think I want to be able to position the cursor back to the beginning
> of the current line but I have no idea how to do this in ruby.
> 
> Grateful for any ideas
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Matt

Dear Matt,

try this:

http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/162334#new (I think you want the last post's behaviour).

Best regards,

Axel 

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