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Subject: RE: Re: tcsh clear command?
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:34:26 -0000
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On 13 February 2008 17:30, Christopher Faylor wrote:

>> alias clear='echo -ne \\e[2J'
>> alias clear='echo -ne "\e[2J"'
> 
> Or just type CTRL-L in bash, tcsh, and zsh if you want to clear the screen.

  That also doesn't reset the buffer.  OTOH, the standard ANSI sequence "^]c"
does do that:

alias clear='echo -ne \\033c'



    cheers,
      DaveK
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