For a person new to terminal; I used buffer as a generic term to convey the concept of a command holder.
The HISTSIZE and HISTFILESIZE are what is set in the terminal preferences as mentioned. Yes they can also be set in .bashrc but one first need know about it and set it up as it is not a default configguration file in terminal. on, 13 Aug 2018, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > Actually, the buffer is what vo cursor keys see. There is also the shell > history which stores the last N commands. The size of this history can be > set in your bashrc files. If you use arrow keys without the VO modifier and > you are on the [myname] prompt you can review and edit prior commands. This > is entirely different from the terminal buffer > . > > On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 11:35 AM dan d. <dandun...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The terminal has a buffer wich stores previous commands for reuse if > > desired. Using arrow up will revisit those commands in reverse order. > > > > This can be cleared by cmd+k and/or cmd+option+k. The second is more > > extensive. > > > > There will be a vo announcement of the outcome. > > When in terminal from the menu choose terminal, then preferences, then > > window. > > > > Near the end of the items there are terminal buffer items which can be set > > by a numerical value. This includes how much memory to devote to > > the bufffer and its size limit. > > > > Another related terminal command is to replace the k above with r, this > > will reset the terminal, also with vo feedback.. > > > > On Sun, 12 Aug 2018, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries wrote: > > > > > Dear List, > > > Evertime I open Terminal, everything I ever typed is there. > > > I can???t seem to delete it. > > > How do I clear the screen? > > > I tried from the edit menu with no luck. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Rob > > > > > > > > > > -- > > XB > > m > > > > -- > > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > > Visionaries list. > > > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark > > at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- XB m -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
