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Date:	Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:24:55 -0500
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Andrew DeFaria wrote on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:51 AM:
> Dave Korn wrote:
>> On 12 February 2008 22:35, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>> 
>>> Christopher Stack wrote:
>>>> i've noticed in the cygwin implementation of tcsh that the clear
>>>> command doesn't exist. is it in some other format or is there a
>>>> module to add this? i thought it was part of the basic tcsh.
>>> <http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=clear%5C.exe>
>> 
>> I always find
>> 
>> alias clear cmd /c cls
>> 
>> works best in a DOS console, it has the benefit of resetting the
>> scroll buffer where clear only blanks the currently-visible area.
>> 
>> cheers,
>> DaveK
> And if one is not using a "DOS console" (<- who the hell would use
> that! 
> Yuck)?
> --
> Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com>
> I just got a physical and asked the doctor, "How do I stand?" He
> said, "That's what puzzles me!" 

I do not know what the syntax is for alias in tcsh, but the following work in bash.

alias clear='echo -ne \\e[2J'
alias clear='echo -ne "\e[2J"'

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