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Subject: Re: Virtual terminal buffer?
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:51:49 -0800
Chris Pressey <cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:57:26 -0600 (CST)
> Eric F Crist <ecrist@nomad.secure-computing.net> wrote:
> 
> > Hello list,
> > 
> > Is there a way to clear the buffer after you've logged out of a
> > virtual terminal?  
> > 
> > TIA
> > 
> > Eric
> 
> Well, you could call 'echo' a hundred times in your .logout script :)
> 
> -Chris


And if you run csh/tcsh you can put these two lines in your .logut
script:

vidcontrol -C
clear