#!/bin/bash

function printThing(){
local timeVar=$(date +"%T")
local lines=('    XX----------------------------------------------------------XX' '    |XXX                                                        |XXX' '    |  XX                                                       |   XXX' '    |   XX------------------------------------------------------+-----XXX' '    |    |                                                              +' '    |    |     +----------------------------------------------------+   |' '    |    |     |                                                    |   |' '    |    |     |                                                    |   |' '    |    |     |                                                    |   |' '    |    |     |                                                    |   |' '    |    |     |                                                    |   |' "    |    |     |            $timeVar  <------+  Characters to replace!  |" '    |    |     |                                                    |   |' '    |    |     |     <--------------------------+                   |   |' '    |    |     |                                                    |   |' '    |    |     |                                                    |   |' '    |    |     |                                                    |   |' '    +XX--+     |                                                    |   |' '      XX |     +----------------------------------------------------+   |' '       XXX                                                              |' '         +--------------------------------------------------------------+' )

for i in "${lines[@]}"
do
    echo "$i"
done

while :
do
    local timeVar=$(date +"%T")
    #Replace the time in the strings printed above
    sleep 1
done
}

printThing

#!/bin/bash

function printThing(){
local timeVar=$(date +"%T")
local lines=(
  '    XX----------------------------------------------------------XX'
  '    |XXX                                                        |XXX'
  '    |  XX                                                       |   XXX'
  '    |   XX------------------------------------------------------+-----XXX'
  '    |    |                                                              +'
  '    |    |     +----------------------------------------------------+   |'
  '    |    |     |                                                    |   |'
  '    |    |     |                                                    |   |'
  '    |    |     |                                                    |   |'
  '    |    |     |                                                    |   |'
  '    |    |     |                                                    |   |'
  "    |    |     |            $timeVar  <------+  Characters to replace!  |"
  '    |    |     |                                                    |   |'
  '    |    |     |     <--------------------------+                   |   |'
  '    |    |     |                                                    |   |'
  '    |    |     |                                                    |   |'
  '    |    |     |                                                    |   |'
  '    +XX--+     |                                                    |   |'
  '      XX |     +----------------------------------------------------+   |'
  '       XXX                                                              |'
  '         +--------------------------------------------------------------+' )

for i in "${lines[@]}"
do
    echo "$i"
done

while :
do
    local timeVar=$(date +"%T")
    #Replace the time in the strings printed above
    sleep 1
done
}

printThing

I need to replace charaters in the output of a script but they are NOT in the last printed line. They are in the middle of the output.

How would i go about replacing the time value without messing up the whole layout?

I need to replace characters in the output of a script but they are NOT in the last printed line. They are in the middle of the output.

How would I go about replacing the time value without messing up the whole layout?