Bad interaction -- alternate console buffer and console history

[Ben Wing]

I apologize if this is a FAQ.

One of the clever features of the `cygwin' TERM type is that programs like
`man' and `more' and others switch to a secondary screen buffer, so that
when you exit the program, you get back the original buffer, uncluttered by
the program's output.

Unfortunately, this interacts extremely badly with the console history --
all console history is erased as soon as the secondary screen is invoked.

Any plans to fix this?

This is under W2k if it matters.



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