/etc/issue file
I know this doesn't totally relate to Debian... I want to add a clear screen character to the begining of the /etc/issue file instead of having a clear command in the .bash_logout... I think it is ^L... how can I add this character with emacs? -Paul -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: /etc/issue file
On Fri, 18 Jul 1997 02:18:27 EDT Paul Miller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I know this doesn't totally relate to Debian... I want to add a clear screen character to the begining of the /etc/issue file instead of having a clear command in the .bash_logout... I think it is ^L... how can I add this character with emacs? ^Q^L Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: /etc/issue file
Hello, Paul. I know this doesn't totally relate to Debian... Not everything on this list needs to be strictly Debian related. Many people get their first contact with Linux/*nix via Debian, so these questions are expected. I want to add a clear screen character to the beginning of the /etc/issue file instead of having a clear command in the .bash_logout... I think it is ^L... how can I add this character with emacs? I'm not sure how you would do it in Emacs - I use vi (actually Elvis...) The characters you want are ESC[HESC[J where ESC is the escape character (ie. one byte - not ESC). In vi you can enter this character by first typing a ^V then pressing the Esc key. The ESC[ is the ANSI escape sequence - H puts the cursor in the Home position - upper left hand corner of the screen. The J does the actual clear screen. (I think a 2J also works...it's what DOS uses...) Another way to capture these characters is to do the following: # clear clear.txt This runs the clear command and sends the output to the file clear.txt. This file could then be incorporated into /etc/issue. Note that the ESC may be denoted by ^[ - it's the same thing, just a different way to denote it. -Paul Hope this helps, Chuck -- Chuck Stickelman, Owner E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Practical Network DesignVoice: (419) 529-3841 9 Chambers Road FAX:(419) 529-3625 Mansfield, OH 44906-1302 USA -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: /etc/issue file
Open up the file in vi. Then at the first letter go into insert mode. Type ctrl-v (this allows escape codes to be literally entered) then press escape, then c. so you should have something that looks like ^[cDebian HTH, Shaya On Fri, 18 Jul 1997, Paul Miller wrote: I know this doesn't totally relate to Debian... I want to add a clear screen character to the begining of the /etc/issue file instead of having a clear command in the .bash_logout... I think it is ^L... how can I add this character with emacs? -Paul -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: /etc/issue file
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I want to add a clear screen character to the beginning of the /etc/issue file instead of having a clear command in the .bash_logout... I think it is ^L... how can I add this character with emacs? I'm not sure how you would do it in Emacs - I use vi (actually Elvis...) The characters you want are ESC[HESC[J where ESC is the escape Ctrl-Q is the emacs literal quote, FYI. Ctrl-Q ESC [H Ctrl-Q ESC [J should do it in emacs. Brian -- Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
