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Re: How to clear the screen with bash ?
- To: "$Bill Luebkert" <dbe at wgn dot net>
- Subject: Re: How to clear the screen with bash ?
- From: Michael R Cook <mcook at cognex dot com>
- Date: 30 Jun 1998 17:43:56 -0400
- Cc: "gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com" <gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com>
- References: <2.2f.16.19980629113504.186f0ae8@inserm-nacre.univ-mrs.fr> <3597E3B7.65F466F7@wgn.net>
"$Bill Luebkert" <dbe@wgn.net> writes:
> > How to clear the screen with bash ?
>
> Ret one of these:
>
> 1) alias cls='echo -n ^[[2J' # the ^[ is an esc (in vi I use ^V followed by
> # ^[ where ^ is holding down the cntrl key)
>
> 2) compile this into clear.exe or cls.exe:
>
> #include <stdio.h>
> int
> main () {
> printf ("\033[2J");
> }
>
> 3) alias cls='cat ~/.cls'
> where .cls contains just these 4 chars with no \n (ESC [ 2 J)
How about:
$ alias cls='cmd /c cls'
M.
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