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From: Steve Franks <bahamasfranks@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: <dumb> how to clear scroll-back buffer in console/xterm?
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> Ctl-L does it for me in xterm. Might work in the console too.

Just clears the screen, not the scrollback buffer for me.  Must be
some secret setting somewhere...

Steve