[ Sune Kirkeby ]
> I don't know how or why, but it does _not_ clear the scroll-back buffer
> on my console, "chvt 63 ; reset -Q ; chvt 1" does though.
[ Ethan Benson ]
> you don't need the reset -Q there. the simple act of changing VCs
> clears the scrollback history.
Sorry, my bad for being unclear. I meant that the above command would
clear both the scroll-back buffer and the "actual" terminal itself.
> the scrollback history is being kept by the kernel, its not known to
> the various terminal software. shift page-up is not part of normal
> terminals.
That's just a matter of redefining "normal" ;-).
Regards,
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