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#1 2008-09-09 14:56:39
- moljac024
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Alias a blank command to clear the screen
I just got a crazy idea. How can I alias an empty command (just hitting enter) to clear the screen in bash ?
Is it too crazy ?:lol:
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#2 2008-09-09 15:01:05
- Dusty
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Re: Alias a blank command to clear the screen
Take a look at the sources for the readline library, there's probably a routine in there that handles empty commands. I don't think its a great idea though because if you pacman -Syu (for example) and accidentally press enter twice you will lose all the log out put after it runs.
BTW: the command to clear the screen is 'clear'
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#3 2008-09-09 15:18:15
- kazuo
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Re: Alias a blank command to clear the screen
You can use CTRL-L to clear the screen. I think, imho, this is the fastest method...
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#4 2008-09-09 16:21:24
- moljac024
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Re: Alias a blank command to clear the screen
Take a look at the sources for the readline library, there's probably a routine in there that handles empty commands. I don't think its a great idea though because if you pacman -Syu (for example) and accidentally press enter twice you will lose all the log out put after it runs.
BTW: the command to clear the screen is 'clear'
Dusty
You do have a point there.
BTW: Of course I know the command to clear the screen goddamn it! 
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#5 2008-09-09 17:11:51
- jordz
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Re: Alias a blank command to clear the screen
You can use CTRL-L to clear the screen. I think, imho, this is the fastest method...
Thank you I didn't know that!
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#7 2008-09-10 00:20:43
- dav7
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Re: Alias a blank command to clear the screen
CTRL+U actually cuts. CTRL+Y pastes. Yay for having 3 clipboards in Linux: the one in X (select to copy, middle click to paste), the one shared with GNOME/KDE (standard shortcuts to copy/paste), and the one in the terminal emulator, which I just mentioned.
And I like to keep a space character in all of them, so they don't madly go pasting into IRC. At least the terminal one is per-terminal, not shared with the other clipboards, and deleted when you close the terminal it belongs to. 
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