Is there a way to have ``zig build --watch`` replace its previous output?

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Is it possible to make zig build --watch just overwrite its previous output similarly to the one from just zig build, so that previous output is replaced by the new one?

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Currently it is not possible.
Watching feature and follow up work: #20580

A workaround, is the entr utility (GitHub - eradman/entr: Run arbitrary commands when files change).
-c flag, means:

Clear the screen before invoking the utility specified in the command line. Specify twice to erase the scrollback buffer.

entr accepts from standard input a list of files or directories to watch.
Example usage:

find . | entr -c "zig build test --summary new"
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