On Sun, Feb 18, 2001 at 04:33:49AM +0000, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Hi all, > > Is there a Linux equivalent to'cls'? Thanks. > Greg ------- Hi ~~ Keystroke <Ctrl> + <l> clears screen (at least with bash). That's a good keystroke to know, since it has similar function in other programs... For example, in emacs it redraws the screen... what does "redraw" mean? it's a combination of - clear screen (get rid of characters that were written to the screen by non-emacs programs, like kswapd) - refresh emacs screen In Lynx, CTRL-L is "Refresh the screen" In less, ^L is "Repaint screen" ...clear... ...refresh... ...repaint... 6 of 1, 1/2 dozen of the other! * * *