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jake_01 · 05-16-2005, 08:24 AM

hello,
you know when wget prints out it's process information continually on the same line; i.e. it refreshes the line and then rewrites the speed of transfer etc. How do I do that using perhaps C or a python module?
many thanks
Jake

keefaz · 05-16-2005, 09:35 AM

From the source :
http://cvs.sunsite.dk/viewcvs.cgi/wg...viewcvs-markup

wget seems to use "\r" char to return to the beginning of line then print the buffer

Code:

static void
display_image (char *buf)
{
  int old = log_set_save_context (0);
  logputs (LOG_VERBOSE, "\r");
  logputs (LOG_VERBOSE, buf);
  log_set_save_context (old);
}

jake_01 · 05-16-2005, 10:43 AM

thanks allot! I no had no idea the solution was so simple.....