dumb how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?

2009-01-22 Thread Steve Franks
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

Re: dumb how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?

2009-01-22 Thread Frank Shute
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

Re: dumb how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?

2009-01-22 Thread Steve Franks
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

Re: dumb how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?

2009-01-22 Thread Frank Shute
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:

Re: dumb how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?

2009-01-22 Thread Frank Shute
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

Re: dumb how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?

2009-01-22 Thread Polytropon
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,