Bug#595563: clive: print downloading status messages on the same line

Ansgar Burchardt ansgar at 43-1.org
Sun Sep 5 07:08:34 UTC 2010


retitle 595563 clive: print downloading status messages on the same line
tag 595563 + unreproducible
thanks

> Why can't clive use CR (Carriage Return) "technology" to just print
> downloading status messages on the same line, like wget, apt, etc.
> do, instead of filling the screen with:
> x.flv  74%    4.9M /  6.7M
> x.flv  74%    4.9M /  6.7M
> x.flv  75%    5.0M /  6.7M...

It already does so here.  The progress information is updated without
adding new lines.

Regards,
Ansgar





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