With that alias, I get ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ alias cs='echo -n "\ec"'
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ cs \ec [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ I'm using the standard bash shell. The shortcut icon is the Cygwin logo. On 24/02/06, Williams, Gerald S (Jerry) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For me, that has to read 'cmd /c cls' or it doesn't work. :-P > > This was mildly annoying me for a while as well. I finally > broke down and took a look into it. It looks like the ESC c > (reset terminal) control works under both RXVT and standard > "Command" windows. It resets the scrollbar in addition to > clearing the screen. > > So I just changed my "clear screen" alias to: > > alias cs='echo -n "\ec"' > > YMMV, of course. > > gsw > > -- > 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/ > > -- ----- Fight back spam! Download the Blue Frog. http://www.bluesecurity.com/register/s?user=UlF1YWRsaW5n