On Mon, Jun 13, 2005 at 01:42:14AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I noticed a BUG in the solution descriped at FAQ 7.3. > > As I edited my /etc/gettyttab (like it was descriped in the FAQ) and > loged in using ttypC2 I noticed that the the the buffer wont be deleted if > you do the followring. > > Login at e.g. ttyC2, > Do something to get a full screen (so that you need page-up for scrolling) > - e.g. some "ls" (7x ls in my case) > logout using ctrl-d > > You can STILL scroll up and see what was entered at this console. > I would say that's a "bug" because the buffer should be cleaned after I > logged out. > > I found out that the buffer will be deleted if I switch to another console > and back to ttyC2. > > I tested that on amd64 and i386 and I saw the same effects at both archs. > The FAQ dosn't mentioned that so I guess it's a bug but feel free to > advice me.
this is not a bug. clearing the screen and the buffer are 2 different things. the faq is correct as it mentions clearing the screen (console in this case) but not the buffers. f.-
