I use printf as a convenient and mail-transportable way to send
escape sequences to the terminal. Escape c is the reset and
clear screen command for most terminals. If you want to find it in
linux doco, it is mentioned briefly in man console_codes.
Lawson
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On Sun, 21 Feb 1999 02:47:36 -0500 (EST) [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> On 21-Feb-99 Michael Trausch wrote:
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> > Hey, that printf thing worked, the setfont didn't. Cool, now my
> /dev/tty1
> > is readable again :-)
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> I had a similar problem and this worked for me also.
>
> Why?
>
> I know prinf is a C thing but what is the "\033c"?
>
> printf "\033c"
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