I am using IO::Prompt to prompt the user for input (go figure!). I am also using the 'require' option, which continually prints the prompt until the user enters a required form of input.

The problem crops up when I run the script from an env PATH in any given directory. Instead of '/r'ing and reprinting require's string argument over the previous prompt, it outputs newlines. If I run the script using ./script.pl when in /usr/local/bin/, it runs fine and I get the expected behavior.

How can I eliminate the difference between running a script from a PATH or running it inside its directory?

Update with some code... 

#!/usr/bin/perl

use IO::Prompt;

prompt "next: ", -integer, -require => {
    'next (must be > 0):' => sub { $_ > 0 }
};
print "[$_]\n";

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This is actually from the examples included in the module. Typing ABC and pushing enter should simply overwrite the previous prompt with a new blank one. In my case, it's creating newlines.

In reply to Cygwin/perl PATH oddities by mrdan

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