On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Christopher Svanefalk <christopher.svanefalk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Quick question, what do I add to what config file to make bash run > 'clear' prior to executing whatever commands I run in the terminal? > Thanks in advance? Add this to your ~/.bashrc: preexec () { clear; } preexec_invoke_exec () { [ -n "$COMP_LINE" ] && return # do nothing if completing local this_command=`history 1 | sed -e "s/^[ ]*[0-9]*[ ]*//g"`; preexec "$this_command" } trap 'preexec_invoke_exec' DEBUG Tip of the hat to: http://superuser.com/questions/175799/does-bash-have-a-hook-that-is-run-before-executing-a-command/175802#175802 -T.C. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines