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From: dbe AT wgn DOT net ($Bill Luebkert)
Subject: Re: How to clear the screen with bash ?
2 Jul 1998 20:58:53 -0700 :
Message-ID: <359BA7C0.9D31D155.cygnus.gnu-win32@wgn.net>
References: <6x0kaGa4pfB AT mike DOT franken DOT de>
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To: "gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com" <gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com>

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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