Re: echo and line overwrite


ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,

I am wanting to show progress as I process through a
long text file, but I do not want to use 24,000 lines
to do it.

From a bash script, is there a way to trick "echo"
into writing a line, not advancing to the next line (-n),
erasing itself, writing a new line on top of the old line?

The idea is to use a single line and have it change as
I process through the huge text file.

Many thanks,
-T

Hi David, Bill, and Bit,

Thank you for the links and the tips!

-T

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