[25785] in Perl-Users-Digest
Perl-Users Digest, Issue: 8024 Volume: 10
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Thu Apr 28 18:05:32 2005
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:05:08 -0700 (PDT)
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Perl-Users Digest Thu, 28 Apr 2005 Volume: 10 Number: 8024
Today's topics:
Re: all but one backspace <mdetomaso@bak.rr.com>
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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 21:28:16 GMT
From: "Michael De Tomaso" <mdetomaso@bak.rr.com>
Subject: Re: all but one backspace
Message-Id: <Qzcce.7300$R46.4607@tornado.socal.rr.com>
"Scott Bryce" <sbryce@scottbryce.com> wrote in message
news:-aKdnQ21VrQJl-3fRVn-vQ@comcast.com...
> Michael De Tomaso wrote:
>
>> #!perl -w
>> print "test\n";
>> print "t\best\n";
>> print "t\be\bst\n";
>> print "t\be\bs\bt\n";
>> print "t\be\bs\bt\b\n";
>>
>> D:\study\perl\WIP>perl test.plx
>> test
>> est
>> st
>> t
>> t
>>
>> Q: Why didn't the last "t" in test get pacman'ed ???
>
> You repositioned the cursor, but didn't print anything to replace the 't'.
> I would assume that the backspace is non-destructive.
Great Scott,
Thanks, I feel a bit silly, but still ever thankful sport!
... which is explained by:
print "t\be\bs\bt\b \n";
POOF :)
- take care M.D.
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