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while true; do echo -ne "$(date)\r"; sleep 1; done
2009-11-17 22:45:37
User: polaco
Functions: echo sleep
Tags: echo printing clear
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Carriage return for reprinting on the same line

The above code is just an example of printing on the same line, hit Ctrl + C to stop

When using echo -ne "something\r", echo will:

- print "something"

- dont print a new line (-n)

- interpret \r as carriage return, going back to the start of the line (-e)

Remember to print some white spaces after the output if your command will print lines of different sizes, mainly if one line will be smaller than the previous

Edit from reading comments: You can achieve the same effect using printf (more standardized than echo): while true; do printf "%-80s\r" "$(date)"; sleep 1; done

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cat /dev/urandom|awk 'BEGIN{"tput cuu1" | getline CursorUp; "tput clear" | getline Clear; printf Clear}{num+=1;printf CursorUp; print num}'
2009-07-13 07:30:51
User: axelabs
Functions: awk cat printf
Tags: nawk awk clear tput
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Watch number of lines being processed on a clear screen

awk can clear the screen while displaying output. This is a handy way of seeing how many lines a tail -f has hit or see how many files find has found. On solaris, you may have to use 'nawk' and your machine needs 'tput'

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