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Re: Can't clear the display
- To: cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: Can't clear the display
- From: mh at mike dot franken dot de (Michael Hirmke)
- Date: 04 Feb 2000 23:27:00 +0200
- Organization: Kommunikationsnetz Franken e.V. (Nuernberg)
Hi Tron,
>I just download bash 2.02, and have been trying it out. I like what
>I've seen so far expect for one important thing. I can't seem to clear
>the screen. I'm using to using "clear" command when I using bash on
>Linux, and "CLS" when I'm at a DOS prompt, but neither one of these
>commands works. Is this not supportted? It seems like it would be a
>simple enough thing to implement.
>
>Please respond directly to me, if possible, as I am not on the mailing
>list.
The clear command is part of the ncurses package.
There is another possibility, though: You can echo the appropriate
escape sequence to the screen and it will get cleared, too.
Write a small programm yourself:
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
printf("\033[2J");
}
Bye.
Michael.
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