On 20 August 2007 10:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > I have just reinstalled cygwin from scratch (deleted c:\cygwin directory) > and noticed that the clear command was not in /usr/bin anymore. > > In Cygwin Package List, it says that clear was removed and that ncurses > should be used instead (?). However, libncurses7 and libncurses8 ARE > installed on my machine, according to setup.exe, which means, I guess, > that ncurses is installed. > > How do you use ncurses "clear" command, if there is such a thing?
I dunno, but here's a couple of alternatives: alias clear='cmd /c cls' alias clear='echo -e "\033c"' The cmd.exe-based one works best in a cygwin DOS-console shell, the echo version works best in a proper console like rxvt/xterm. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/