# How clear the printed content in terminal and print to the same line?

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**Created:** [January 12, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-clear-the-printed-content-in-terminal-and-print-to-the-same-line/19549 "2019-01-12T03:01:59Z")\
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Yes, the package cannot be accused of being overdocumented 😉 I would try something like

```julia
import REPL.Terminals
terminal = Terminals.TTYTerminal("", stdin, stdout, stderr)

function f(terminal)
    print("this message will self-destruct in 5 seconds")
    sleep(5)
    REPL.Terminals.clear_line(terminal)
    print("bang")
end

f(terminal)

```

but I am not an expert on this.

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