RE: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-07-10 Thread Peter Iannarelli
@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: How to clear screen before login prompt Jieyao wrote: > > I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before the login > prompt appears. > > Any idea how this can be done? I tried some escape sequence but doesn't > work. > > TIA

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-07-10 Thread Steve Lamb
On Mon, 29 Jun 98 16:25:37 +0200, Jieyao wrote: >I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before the >login prompt appears. the "clear" command in your .logout might do the trick. -- Steve C. Lamb | Opinions expressed by me are not my

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-07-02 Thread fantomas
-> > I've wondered a lot why Debian doesn't use minigetty, but haven't bothered -> > to install it myself. -> -> I (and others) have asked for this a few times. In general too many -> people complained about changing the status quo. It is rather easy to -> change your getty (although you can NOT

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-07-01 Thread Shaleh
Joseph Carter wrote: > I've wondered a lot why Debian doesn't use minigetty, but haven't bothered > to install it myself. I (and others) have asked for this a few times. In general too many people complained about changing the status quo. It is rather easy to change your getty (although you can

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-07-01 Thread Joseph Carter
On Wed, Jul 01, 1998 at 03:36:57AM -0400, Shaleh wrote: > Instead of all this futzing around, why not use a getty designed for > what you are doing?? I use mingetty. Not only is it smaller than > agetty, and a hair faster -- it also clears term. I have it display > linux_logo above my login prom

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-07-01 Thread Vad Ivanov
On Tue, 30 Jun 1998, the lone gunman wrote: > On Mon, Jun 29, 1998 at 11:25:37PM +0800, Jieyao wrote: > > > > I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before > > the login > > prompt appears. > > > > Any idea how this can be done? I tried some escape sequence but doesn

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-07-01 Thread stick
Joseph Carter said > On Tue, Jun 30, 1998 at 09:57:41PM -0500, the lone gunman wrote: > > > I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before > > > the login > > > prompt appears. > > > > > > Any idea how this can be done? I tried some escape sequence but doesn't > > > wo

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-07-01 Thread Shaleh
Instead of all this futzing around, why not use a getty designed for what you are doing?? I use mingetty. Not only is it smaller than agetty, and a hair faster -- it also clears term. I have it display linux_logo above my login prompt. When I log out Linux_logo reappears and all is fresh again.

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-07-01 Thread Joseph Carter
On Tue, Jun 30, 1998 at 09:57:41PM -0500, the lone gunman wrote: > > I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before > > the login > > prompt appears. > > > > Any idea how this can be done? I tried some escape sequence but doesn't > > work. > > > > TIA. > > Many folks

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-07-01 Thread Ed Cogburn
the lone gunman wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 29, 1998 at 11:25:37PM +0800, Jieyao wrote: > > > > I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before > > the login > > prompt appears. > > > > Any idea how this can be done? I tried some escape sequence but doesn't > > work. > > > > T

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-07-01 Thread the lone gunman
On Mon, Jun 29, 1998 at 11:25:37PM +0800, Jieyao wrote: > > I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before the > login > prompt appears. > > Any idea how this can be done? I tried some escape sequence but doesn't > work. > > TIA. Many folks suggested adding the clea

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-06-30 Thread Michael Beattie
On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Jieyao wrote: > > I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before the > login > prompt appears. > > Any idea how this can be done? I tried some escape sequence but doesn't > work. using `clear` in .bash_logout is fine, but if you are like me, an

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-06-30 Thread Graham Lillico +44 1785 248131
>> Brandon Mitchell wrote: >> >On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Jieyao wrote: >> > >> >> I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before t >> >he login >> >> prompt appears. if you are using bash as your shell then just create a .bash_logout file in the users home hirec

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-06-30 Thread Oliver Elphick
Brandon Mitchell wrote: >On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Jieyao wrote: > >> I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before t >he login >> prompt appears. > >A better twist on all the clear suggestions that are shell specific: > >$ clear >new.issue >$ edit new

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-06-29 Thread Brandon Mitchell
On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Jieyao wrote: > I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before the > login > prompt appears. A better twist on all the clear suggestions that are shell specific: $ clear >new.issue $ edit new.issue # whatever editor you want $ mv new.issue /etc/is

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-06-29 Thread Jay Barbee
> Jieyo, > > Add the 'clear' command to your .bash_logout file. > I would like to see this in the debian dist by default. ...added to /etc/skel. I think it is very handy. --Jay Barbee -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAI

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-06-29 Thread Shaleh
Unless you are tied to agetty for a reason, mingetty does this automatically. Works similar to Sun's console getty. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-06-29 Thread Steve Mayer
Jieyo, Add the 'clear' command to your .bash_logout file. Steve Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jieyao wrote: > > I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before the > login > prompt appears. > > Any idea how this can be done? I tried some escape sequence but doesn't > work

Re: How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-06-29 Thread danair
Jieyao wrote: > > I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before the > login > prompt appears. > > Any idea how this can be done? I tried some escape sequence but doesn't > work. > > TIA. > __o __o __o __o > __\_))__\_))__\_))__\_))___.

How to clear screen before login prompt

1998-06-29 Thread Jieyao
I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before the login prompt appears. Any idea how this can be done? I tried some escape sequence but doesn't work. TIA. __o __o __o __o __\_))__\_))__\_))__\_))___. --\---\