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Re: [PATCH 2/2] Cygwin: pty: Disable clear screen on new pty if TERM=dumb or emacs*.
On 2019-09-03 21:45, Takashi Yano wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Sep 2019 12:34:31 +0900
> Takashi Yano wrote:
>> Attached is the raw output from pseudo console when the screen shows
>> the simple text below.
>>
>> ---- from here ----
>> [yano@Express5800-S70 ~]$ cmd
>> Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.329]
>> (c) 2019 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>>
>> C:\cygwin\home\yano>exit
>> [yano@Express5800-S70 ~]$ exit
>> exit
>> ---- to here ----
>>
>> You will noticed that the screen is cleared if you execute
>> cat pcon-output.log
>> in a terminal which support ANSI escape sequences.
>
> This pcon-output.log was recorded in screen of 80x24 size.
> Please try above in 80x24 terminal.
That output seems to be generated by a shell or program running in the pty.
If the recipient can not handle escape sequences, then the shell or program in
the pty should be configured by setting e.g. TERM=dumb when launching the
terminal, or in the shell environment.
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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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