>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:19:42 +0800
> From: "Sherwin Daganato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [plug] Perl Question on backticks and system() on Unix [A
> bit OT]
>
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Ludwig Isaac Lim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> >
> >
> > The following code below doesn't work:
> > `/usr/bin/clear`;
> >
>
> Orly is right. The output of clear(1), which is just escape sequence/s,
> will not reach the terminal because Perl will capture it. Stick with
> system() or just use print().
>
> On my Mac and Linux, clear(1) is just the equivalent of
> perl -e 'print "\33[H\33[2J"'
>
> Remove "\33[H" if you don't want the cursor move to line 1 (*home*).
>
Orly, Sherwin : Thanks a lot!
Sherwin, as a test (checking if control characters are the same thoughout
the Unix family), I
tried running the following below on HP-UX and it worked:
perl -e 'print "\33[H\33[2J"
Once again, thank you very much.
Regards,
Ludwig
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