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Freaky/readline-prefixed-junk.rb

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Print crap before readline
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readline-prefixed-junk.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'readline'
run = true
puts
worker = Thread.new do
i = 0
while run
STDOUT.print("\e[s\r\e[A\e[KMoo moo baa #{i += 1}\n\e[u");
sleep 1
end
end
out = Readline.readline("Moo: ")
run = false
worker.join
puts "Read: #{out.inspect}"
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