On 10/27/10 8:09 AM, hum...@chorion.ath.cx wrote:
> Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
> Machine: i686
> OS: linux-gnu
> Compiler: gcc
> Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686'
> -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
> -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/local/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash'
> -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -g -O2
> uname output: Linux chorion 2.6.26-2-vserver-686 #1 SMP Thu Sep 16 23:09:48
> UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
> Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>
> Bash Version: 4.0
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
> From a fresh installed Debian Lenny, and a CentOS 5 in a
> Linux-Vserver, I've downloaded and compiled bash 4.0, and Ctrl-L does
> nothing, but going to a new prompt line as a single Enter
> would.
> usually Ctrl-L clear the screen.
>
> Repeat-By:
> Ctrl-L
Make sure that C-l is bound to clear-screen (bind -p | grep clear) and make
sure the terminal you're using has the `cl' termcap capability. All the
clear-screen command does is send whatever string the `cl' capability is
bound to to the display.
Chet
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Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU c...@case.edu http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/
