Overwriting cout screen output

[Heals]

Can anyone help me to find the correct code syntax for implementing the output for a console digital clock on the command line. I need the &quot;cout << &quot; code that enables the output to overwrite itself so the clock appears stationary on the command line. I have tried &quot;\r&quot; and it works fine in dos compilations but not for Linux or Unix.

Any info would be appreciated.

Cheers

 

[danielhozac]

I think you need to use curses. Look it up on the web or in your man pages if you have it installed. //Daniel

 

[xwb]

Have you tried &quot;\r&quot; followed by cout.flush ()?

Alternatively you may require the escape sequence for goto start of line. It is one of the shell putc/puts things but I don't know the mnemonic for it.

 

[jstreich]

Depending on what else should be on the screen, you could try

system(&quot;clear&quot;

on each clock update... It isn't the best way, and may not be what your looking for, but it is cheap and dirty.

 

[Themuppeteer]

search the net for a linux version of gotoxy and overwrite the changin digit. its there, I used it a long time ago... Greetz,

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