Node.js console.log - Is it possible to update a line rather than create a new line?

Question

My node.js application has a lot of console logs, which are important for me to see (it\'s quite a big app so runs for a long time and I need to know that thing

Answer 1

Just use \r to terminate your line:

process.stdout.write('text\r');

Here's a simple example (wall clock):

setInterval(() => process.stdout.write(`clock: ${new Date()}\r`), 1000);