New line escape sequence going back to beginning of a line

Question

I have the following code:

#include <iostream>
using namepsace std;

int main() {
   cout << "Hello\nworld!" << endl;
}

On console it prints:

Hello

world!

But why world! starts from the beginning of a line wihout '\r' character?

ASCII-1968 (USAS X3.4-1968) allowed LF alone to be used as a newline, by allowing for an “optional implicit CR”. (Apple didn't get the memo until OS X.) — Eljay, Mar 26 '20 at 11:21

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 26 '20 at 10:53

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While strictly speaking \n is newline and \r is carriage return, it's up to the particular console how these are interpreted. It seems your console (like most) does a carriage return on a newline.

answered Mar 26 '20 at 10:53

Jasper Kent

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M_N1 · Answer 2 · 2020-03-26T11:02:00.640

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Nowadays \n usually starts at the beginning of a new line. Read more here

edited Mar 26 '20 at 11:02

answered Mar 26 '20 at 10:56

M_N1

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New line escape sequence going back to beginning of a line

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