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Date:      Tue, 11 May 1999 17:46:53 -0500
From:      "G. Adam Stanislav" <adam@whizkidtech.net>
To:        unknown@riverstyx.net
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Newbie tip
Message-ID:  <19990511174653.A231@whizkidtech.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9905111350240.29029-100000@hades.riverstyx.net>; from unknown@riverstyx.net on Tue, May 11, 1999 at 01:51:23PM -0700
References:  <19990511152458.A299@whizkidtech.net> <Pine.LNX.4.04.9905111350240.29029-100000@hades.riverstyx.net>

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On Tue, May 11, 1999 at 01:51:23PM -0700, unknown@riverstyx.net wrote:
> Or put 'clear' in your .logout script.

Yes, but that will clear the screen every time, not only when you want.

> If you hit scroll-lock and hit
> page up, won't that show you what you were doing?

OK, so it won't clear all traces (I just checked, you're right). But it will
still leave the screen clean. I like doing that, not so much to cover up I was
there, but rather when I want to start the next logon with a clean screen. It
helps me keep the screen organized better.

> Or is that just a Linux trait?

Actually, I once suggested to a Linux user to hit scroll lock and use the page
up key. He told me it does not work that way under Linux - it just freezes the
screen.

BTW, did you notice the pause key has the same effect as scroll lock? Although,
it may depend on whichever key map you are using.

Adam


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