lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) (05/24/90)
In <956@tau.sm.luth.se>, d87-khd@sm.luth.se (Karl-Gunnar Hultland) writes: >In article <940@tau.sm.luth.se> d88-mbe@sm.luth.se (Michael Bergman) writes: >> >>The solution to that *problem* is so simple it is almost embarassing...(?) >> >>alias clear echo "^L" noline >> >>Of course, shell 1.3 is needed for that. This doesn't take up 128 bytes, BTW. > >It depends... If I dont have a shellstartup file that alias will >cost me 1 block on the WB disk, which leads to the conclusion that as long >as if is SMALLER than ~500 bytes it'll be no difference the 128 byte prog >and the alias. If that alias is done in the startup-sequence, it will not cost you a block. -larry -- The raytracer of justice recurses slowly, but it renders exceedingly fine. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
bga@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Bruce Albrecht) (05/28/90)
mapjilg@gdr.bath.ac.uk (J I L Gold) writes: >Wouldn't it be nice if you could REALLY clear the CLI/Shell ? I >always wonder when I use one of the plethora of control sequences >at one's disposal WHY THE BL**DY PROMPT IS NOT AT THE TOP OF THE >SCREEN. It's the little things that *really* get ya'. Personally, I'd rather have the prompt at the bottom of the screen, so that I can look at all the commands I just entered. UUCP: {amdahl!bungia, uunet!rosevax, crash}!orbit!pnet51!bga ARPA: crash!orbit!pnet51!bga@nosc.mil INET: bga@pnet51.orb.mn.org