% encounter at the same place, how to?

[wrapster]

Hi all,

I have written a cp progress bar that gives out the % of completion, but there is a slight hitch...
I am unable to get the numericals at the same place, meaning 1% changing over to 2 ,then 2 to 3 so on...
The bar that i have now will actually print something like this
1% ,2% .......100%.
But this is not what i want....i want a change over rather than a lead in...
Could you please help me figure out a way to escape this?

Thanks

[scm]

Have you tried using backspace characters (x08 ) before outputting, to backup the cursor and overwrite the extant text?

[Cabhan]

scm is right on the dot! In fact, there's even a backslash escape to do it for you (\b).

To illustrate, just do this:

echo -e "a\bc"

echo will print "a", then a backspace (deleting the "a"), and then a "c".

Easy peasy!

[wrapster]

ok, Thanks
I will try it out and let you know!!!