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Re: How to clear the screen with bash ?
- To: "gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com" <gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: How to clear the screen with bash ?
- From: "$Bill Luebkert" <dbe at wgn dot net>
- Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 08:31:12 -0700
- Organization: DBE Collectibles
- References: <6x0kaGa4pfB@mike.franken.de>
Michael Hirmke wrote:
>
> Hi Sergey,
>
> >Michael Hirmke wrote:
> >> >> How to clear the screen with bash ?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >CTRL-L.
> >>
> >> MIKE-[/home/mh]_$^L
> >> bash.exe: Got 12
> >> : command not found
> >>
> >> >
> >
> >1. You TERM variable is not set to "linux".
> >2. Missing /etc/termcap with linux terminal description.
>
> Neither nor.
> I have TERM=linux and an appropriate /etc/termcap.
You're probably using vi bindings - ^L doesn't seem to work
with vi bindings. There ought to be a fix you can put in
.inputrc to resolve it (I don't know it that well).
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