dumb how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?
Occasionally, one wants to do this. Unfortunately this is one of those topics with too many generic search terms that gives 2.99x10e8 hits. Clearly, I'm suffering from information overload both in my console sessions and my google searches ;) Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: dumb how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 01:49:13PM -0700, Steve Franks wrote: Occasionally, one wants to do this. Unfortunately this is one of those topics with too many generic search terms that gives 2.99x10e8 hits. Clearly, I'm suffering from information overload both in my console sessions and my google searches ;) Ctl-L does it for me in xterm. Might work in the console too. Steve Anybody know how to clear the buffer in screen? Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: dumb how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?
Ctl-L does it for me in xterm. Might work in the console too. Just clears the screen, not the scrollback buffer for me. Must be some secret setting somewhere... Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: dumb how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 02:50:09PM -0700, Steve Franks wrote: Ctl-L does it for me in xterm. Might work in the console too. Just clears the screen, not the scrollback buffer for me. Must be some secret setting somewhere... Sorry Steve, I forgot to mention that I've got: XTerm*VT100*translations: #override \ CtrlKeyPressl : clear-saved-lines() in ~/.Xdefaults Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: dumb how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 01:49:13PM -0700, Steve Franks wrote: Occasionally, one wants to do this. Unfortunately this is one of those topics with too many generic search terms that gives 2.99x10e8 hits. Clearly, I'm suffering from information overload both in my console sessions and my google searches ;) Steve From vidcontrol(1): -C Clear the history buffer. So that should work for the console. Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: dumb how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:28:12 +, Frank Shute fr...@shute.org.uk wrote: On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 01:49:13PM -0700, Steve Franks wrote: Occasionally, one wants to do this. Unfortunately this is one of those topics with too many generic search terms that gives 2.99x10e8 hits. Clearly, I'm suffering from information overload both in my console sessions and my google searches ;) Ctl-L does it for me in xterm. Might work in the console too. Works there, but you can still press the Scroll Lock key and then use the cursor / page moving keys to check what's up there. If you need to clear the console when logging out, just put the command clear in your ~/.logout, or globally into /etc/csh.logout. -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
