On Tue, 29 Apr 1997, Dale Scheetz wrote: > On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Karl Ferguson wrote: > > > At 09:50 AM 29/04/97 -0700, Ryan Shaw wrote: > > >i've looked through the archives and haven't found an answer as of yet. > > >i'd like the screen cleared on logout and the login prompt to appear at > > >the top. i've worked around this by using an alias in bashrc, but i'm > > >sure there is a better way. > > > > > >any ideas? > > > > Best way (the way I do it) is to do this: > > > > clear > /etc/motd > > > > However, make sure you make a backup copy of your original MOTD so you can > > then edit the file and after all the ascii characters put it back. > > > Well, actually adding clear to motd will cause the screen to clear after > the login has been entered. If you want a clean screen after every logout > this should go into /etc/issue. The way I did this was: > > cd to /tmp (or some other reasonable place) > clear >temp1 > cp /etc/issue ./temp2 > cat temp1 temp2 >issue > cp issue /etc/issue > > After which a logout clears the screen.
I first wanted to do this when I began using linux years ago and thought the solution was quite simple - edit /etc/issue and add 40 or so blank lines before what ever you want displayed with the login. That might be too simple though:) Cheers, Colin. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
