# "puts" without line feed **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 10, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/puts-without-line-feed/145494 "2008-08-10T20:38:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/puts-without-line-feed/145494/1 "2008-08-10T20:38:19Z")
Hi, Is there a way to show output on a single line in the command prompt, overwriting each time instead of linefeeding everytime I puts ‘my data’ ? I want the appearance of progress thru numerous iterations without scrollin off into oblivion. ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/puts-without-line-feed/145494/2 "2008-08-10T20:42:24Z")
it’s “print” print “line without line-feed” or was it “prints” i don’t remember. -Patrick ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/puts-without-line-feed/145494/3 "2008-08-10T20:44:26Z")
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Bob M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, > Is there a way to show output on a single line in the command prompt, > overwriting each time instead of linefeeding everytime I puts ‘my data’ > ? > > I want the appearance of progress thru numerous iterations without > scrollin off into oblivion. try print instead of puts ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/puts-without-line-feed/145494/4 "2008-08-10T20:45:36Z")
Heya! On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 8:36 PM, Bob M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, > Is there a way to show output on a single line in the command prompt, > overwriting each time instead of linefeeding everytime I puts ‘my data’ > ? You can use print() instead of puts() which doesn’t add a linefeed. ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/puts-without-line-feed/145494/5 "2008-08-10T21:13:07Z")
Bob M. wrote: > Is there a way to show output on a single line in the command prompt, > overwriting each time instead of linefeeding everytime I puts ‘my data’ > ? $stdout.sync = true 5.times do |i| print “\r#{i}” sleep 1 end HTH, Sebastian ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/puts-without-line-feed/145494/6 "2008-08-10T21:55:50Z")
Bob M. wrote: > then > does what I want at all, eh? > Thanks for kind & timely responses. Try Sebastian’s example. It does what you want. ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/puts-without-line-feed/145494/7 "2008-08-10T23:10:45Z")
Le 10 août 2008 à 21:27, Bob M. a écrit : > so it rolls along “in place” Try writing a “backspace” control caracter (ctrl-h, ascii code 8) ; for example : print “Countdown : 9” 9.downto(0) do |x| print “\C-h#{x}” sleep 1 end puts (I’m not entirely sure it’s completely cross-platform, but this simple example works well with Windows and Unixoïds.) Fred ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/puts-without-line-feed/145494/8 "2008-08-11T00:22:10Z")
On Mon Aug 11 04:27:56 2008, Bob M. wrote: > then > does what I want at all, eh? > Thanks for kind & timely responses. You need to flush $stdout and move to the beginning of the line each time: jump = “\r\e[0K” # That is return to beginning of line and use the # ANSI clear command “\e” or “\003” (1…10).each do |i| print jump + i sleep 1 $stdout.flush end That should sort you. ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/puts-without-line-feed/145494/9 "2008-08-10T21:30:11Z")
uze guyz are SO close. Print gives me 123456…_to a new line_…_to another new line_… I’m tryin for 1 then 2 (where 1 was) then 3 (where 1, then 2 were) so it rolls along “in place” Kinda silly, I know…I guess I should be happy the darn thing runs & does what I want at all, eh? Thanks for kind & timely responses.