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Subject:  Re: tcsh clear command?
Date:  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:50:41 -0700
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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)?
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