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Re: tcsh clear command?


Dave Korn wrote:
On 12 February 2008 22:35, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:

Christopher Stack wrote:
i've noticed in the cygwin implementation of tcsh that the clear
command doesn't exist. is it in some other format or is there a
module to add this? i thought it was part of the basic tcsh.
<http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=clear%5C.exe>


I always find

alias clear cmd /c cls

works best in a DOS console, it has the benefit of resetting the scroll buffer where clear only blanks the currently-visible area.



cheers,
DaveK
And if one is not using a "DOS console" (<- who the hell would use that! Yuck)?
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