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Test program to clear line
public class ClearLine {
public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
//https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7522022/how-to-delete-stuff-printed-to-console-by-system-out-println?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=google_rich_qa&utm_campaign=google_rich_qa
// int count = 1;
// System.out.print(String.format("\033[%dA",count)); // Move up
// System.out.print("\033[2K"); // Erase line content
System.out.print("hello");
Thread.sleep(1000); // Just to give the user a chance to see "hello".
System.out.print("\b\b\b\b\b");
System.out.print("world");
}
}
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