Re: Code for making the 'clock'

Tony Esposito wrote:
> Anyone have the code that make the 'clock' show when a Perl program is running?
> What I mean by the 'clock' is the command-line movement that sequentially does the following (in place):
> 
> - \ | / - \ | / 
> 
> when running it looks like a 'clock' to show the user that something is processing ...
> Thx.
> 

Use the backspace '\\b' to back up and over-print the characters.  See 
`perldoc perlop` under "Quote and Quote-like Operators" and search for /\\b/

Also see `perldoc -f sleep` to slow it down. :)


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• Code for making the 'clock' by Tony Esposito
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