rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-playground

Carriage return (\r) doesn't work

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Description

I write the following in Rust playground:

fn main() {
    let hej = "abc\rdef";
    
    println!("{}", hej);
}

Actual output:

abcdef

Expected output:

def

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Research direction

Start by running the Rust Playground example from the issue and compare how its output handles the embedded carriage return. Trace the Playground execution and output path to find where control characters are transformed, then add or update coverage so the expected separate-line output is preserved.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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