From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject:	Re: clear screen in bash ?
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On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, Damian Yerrick wrote:

> >> alias cls='command.com /c cls'
> >
> >Or just write a simple DJGPP program `cls.exe' that calls `clrscr'.
> 
> Wouldn't that be a waste? DJGPP has to switch into protected mode.

When Bash is your interactive shell, you are in protected mode
already, even when you are sitting at the prompt.

> It would be much more efficient CPU-and disk-wise to write it in
> Borland C++.

I try not to advise people to use proprietary tools.  If they want a
tiny 16-bit program, they can always use djasm.

> The "hello world is huge" topic has been discussed here
> many times.

I fail to see how the size is relevant here.  You launch much larger
programs in Bash for almost anything, even "dir".  Why should another
40K worth of an .exe file matter?

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