"clear" clears the screen, but not the screen buffer. If I scroll up, I still see what was on the screen before I cleared it. I want to completely clear the screen buffer so that I do not confuse new information with old information.
On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 11:50, Horror Vacui wrote: > On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:22:41 -0500 > Michael wrote: > > > I recently upgraded from FC1 to FC2 (again - the first time my > machine > > didn't have enough RAM, so I doubled it and it seems to work fine > > now.) I'm a developer, and I use the command line a lot. My > programs > > frequently have a great deal of syntax errors in them, which usually > > scroll past the top of the screen. In FC1 I always used "reset" to > > clear the screen and the buffer > > Try "clear". I have both, and they seem to do the same thing. > > Cheers > > -- > Horror Vacui > > Registered Linux user #257714 > > Go get yourself... counted: http://counter.li.org/ > - and keep following the GNU. > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > click here > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Groups Links > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
