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...and output that value to the command line, but I want it to stay on the same line overwritting itself for each print....

Are we to understand your question as "how do I overwrite the command line output?" If so, the book you're looking for is likely a book on your OS.

It's very helpful to those would would try to help you, if you post (minimal, relevant) code illustrating what you've done, and provide by example or greater clarity, what you're not happy with.

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