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Re: Clear Your Terminal in Style

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Post by pampa » Thu, Mar 05, 2020, 12:56 PM UTC

I like the VT100 demo. I wonder if there are demos for the more advanced color VT340 terminals?

Re: Clear Your Terminal in Style

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Post by kodachi » Thu, Mar 05, 2020, 12:58 PM UTC

_eigenfoo wrote: post #5

I've just used alias c=clear in my .bashrc and never looked back. Not even Ctrl+L feels as convenient as c+Enter

> Ctrl+L feels as convenient as c+Enter

I learned to hit Ctrl with my palms, and never looked back. Do you use your pinky? If so, I agree c+Enter is more convenient than ctrl+L.

Re: Clear Your Terminal in Style

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Post by dmitshur » Thu, Mar 05, 2020, 1:15 PM UTC

bingerman wrote: post #10

_eigenfoo wrote: post #5

I've just used alias c=clear in my .bashrc and never looked back. Not even Ctrl+L feels as convenient as c+Enter

I have mapped capslock to ctrl (esc if used without modifiers) which made ctrl+L extremely comfortable for me.

I don’t quite understand why. With one hand or two?

Re: Clear Your Terminal in Style

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Post by animalnewbie » Thu, Mar 05, 2020, 1:25 PM UTC

Unrelated that some may find useful- type reset to actually clear scrollback too if you're confused after too much output

Re: Clear Your Terminal in Style

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Post by chupasaurus » Thu, Mar 05, 2020, 1:26 PM UTC

Another list of terminal pretties missing lolcat.

Re: Clear Your Terminal in Style

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Post by Piskvorrr » Thu, Mar 05, 2020, 1:54 PM UTC

dmitshur wrote: post #13

bingerman wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have mapped capslock to ctrl (esc if used without modifiers) which made ctrl+L extremely comfortable for me.

I don’t quite understand why. With one hand or two?

Now you have Ctrl on home row, instead of two rows down.

Re: Clear Your Terminal in Style

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Post by fmajid » Thu, Mar 05, 2020, 1:55 PM UTC

I’d just settle for macOS’ Terminal.app’s ⌘-K, that resets the terminal, and clears all the screen including scroll back window. Something so basic I have it in muscle memory but I haven’t found the equivalent in Linux terminals.

Re: Clear Your Terminal in Style

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Post by Tyr42 » Thu, Mar 05, 2020, 2:06 PM UTC

fmajid wrote: post #17

I’d just settle for macOS’ Terminal.app’s ⌘-K, that resets the terminal, and clears all the screen including scroll back window. Something so basic I have it in muscle memory but I haven’t found the equivalent in Linux terminals.

It's also super helpful when you want to run one command which spews out a bunch of errors, and then read the first error. Cmd-K, enter, and fling up the the trackpad. I think I'd have to pipe to less if I don't have cmd-K.

Re: Clear Your Terminal in Style

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Post by Tyr42 » Thu, Mar 05, 2020, 2:06 PM UTC

fmajid wrote: post #17

I’d just settle for macOS’ Terminal.app’s ⌘-K, that resets the terminal, and clears all the screen including scroll back window. Something so basic I have it in muscle memory but I haven’t found the equivalent in Linux terminals.

Whoa, someone downstream says `reset` clears scrollback.

Re: Clear Your Terminal in Style

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Post by savolai » Thu, Mar 05, 2020, 2:15 PM UTC

chupasaurus wrote: post #15

Another list of terminal pretties missing lolcat.

I’d like the matrix animation with lolcat pretty pls.