On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 07:31:32AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > > clear_console clears your console if this is possible. It looks in the
> That program is shipped as part of bash, so it looks as if this might > actually be considered a bash bug. I'd see about reporting it there, yes > - either in Debian or upstream. Definitely not upstream. wooledg:/usr/src/bash$ tar xzf bash-4.3.30.tar.gz wooledg:/usr/src/bash$ cd bash-4.3.30 wooledg:/usr/src/bash/bash-4.3.30$ grep -ri clear_console . wooledg:/usr/src/bash/bash-4.3.30$ I'd never even heard of it until now. It's definitely a Debian add-on.