diff --git a/printLine.m b/printLine.m
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+function printLine(msg,varargin)
+%PRINTLINE Summary of this function goes here
+%   Detailed explanation goes here
+
+persistent sz
+if isempty(sz); sz = 0; end
+if nargin>1; sz = varargin{1}; end
+
+fprintf(repmat('\b',1,sz));
+fprintf(msg);    
+sz = numel(msg)-count(msg,'\n');
+
+end
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