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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 00:19:32 -0500
From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>
To: Jim Holthaus <jim@holthaus.com>, Slyce <slyce@onramp.net>,
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Subject: Re: Clear screen before login...
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In the last episode (Sep 13), Jim Holthaus said:
> >Is there a way to clear the screen each time login is run on a vt???
> 
> Sure.  Edit your default entry in /etc/gettytab.  Here is what mine looks like:
> 
> default:\
>         :cb:ce:ck:lc:fd#1000:\
> 
> :im=\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
> \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFreeBSD (%h) (%t)\r\n\r\n:sp#1200:

How about :im=\f\r\nFreeBSD (%h) (%t)\r\n\r\n:  instead?  Syscons
clears the screen when it sees a formfeed.

	-Dan Nelson
	dnelson@emsphone.com

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