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author Jonatan Werpers <jonatan@werpers.com>
date Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:12:50 +0200
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+% Replaces string old on the console with new.
+% new may be a format string like the one accepted by fprintf
+% old has to be the last string printed.
+function s = replace_string(old,new,varargin)
+    reverseStr = repmat(sprintf('\b'), 1, length(old));
+    blankStr   = repmat(sprintf(' ') , 1, length(old));
+    fprintf([reverseStr,blankStr,reverseStr, new],varargin{:});
+    s = sprintf(new, varargin{:});
+end
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