[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #64883] sprintf with backspace character inserts newline

[anonymous]

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                 Summary: sprintf with backspace character inserts newline
                   Group: GNU Octave
               Submitter: None
               Submitted: Sat 11 Nov 2023 10:19:35 PM UTC
                Category: None
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 8.3.0
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: GNU/Linux
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None


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Date: Sat 11 Nov 2023 10:19:35 PM UTC By: Anonymous
The following displays a counter that increments in-place in the command
window. The previous number is erased and overwritten by the next number. In
Matlab you see the word "Counter" followed by a number that changes. In Octave
it prints a newline for each character.  


function untitled()

disp('Counter     ');

for k=1:100
    disp(sprintf('\b\b\b\b\b%-4d',k));
    pause(0.05);
end









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