Why don't you try this on the command line: printf "\ec"
If this works, then you can probably insert this line in your .bashrc/.bash_profile alias cls=`printf "\ec"` and use cls henceforth. Regards, Mansoorali. On 8/21/07, Jean-Claude Gervais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am using the Xterm that ships with Cygwin. > > When I connect by ssh to a host running Linux, I can run the 'reset' > command on that host to clear my xterm and erase its backscroll history. > > However, when I am not logged onto a host and execute the 'reset' > command locally, it seems to have no effect. > > In a console-mode bash prompt (cygwin.bat), same behaviour, but I have > noticed executing the command 'cmd /c cls' works in this case but not in > the graphical xterm. > > Although it is not a big problem, I am curious; is there a way to > clear > the backscroll buffer? The 'clear' command does clear the current screen > but not the entire history. > > Thank you > J > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ > FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/ > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
