X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_40,SPF_HELO_PASS,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: Gary Subject: Re: getting 'clear' to work in Emacs shell Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:45:45 +0200 Lines: 56 Message-ID: References: <287016.30328.qm@web56705.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (cygwin) X-No-Archive: Yes Mail-Copies-To: never X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Jeff Rancier wrote: > The 'clear' work's in a Cygwin Bash session, > > C106426@USLINY2R86KRP8 ~ > $ alias clear > alias clear='cat ~/.cls' Umm... why have you done this? ,---- | $ man clear | | clear(1) clear(1) | | NAME | clear - clear the terminal screen | ... `---- > within Emacs: > > C-z runs the command shell > which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `shell'. > (shell &optional BUFFER) Odd. I see ,---- | C-z runs the command suspend-frame, which is an interactive compiled | Lisp function in `frame.el'. `---- Perhaps you have customised this? > All I get within an Emacs shell session is the following, without > clearing the > screen. Is there some envionment variable I need to set here? ,---- | M-x eshell `---- :-) Alternatively you might like to read http://www.khngai.com/emacs/cygwin.php - "When the "clear" command is entered into the bash shell, it is expected to clear the entire shell buffer. However, this does not work for bash shell under Gnu Emacs. The following lisp statements solve the problem." (Note: I haven't actually tried the indicated elisp, but my point is that this does not really seem to be a Cygwin problem, rather an emacs one... if it is really a problem at all. If the suggeted solution doesn't work there are more emacs specific lists where you would probably be better off asking.) -- Gary Please do NOT send me 'courtesy' replies off-list. GNU Emacs 23.2.1 emacsclient 23.2 -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple