Most distributions probably ship reset from ncurses, which means util-linux reset(1) is unlikely to be in use anywhere. Assuming the previous being true it is almost unimaginable anyone one would be using the alternative script, so remove it and mark the script deprecated. Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@xxxxxx> --- Documentation/deprecated.txt | 5 +++++ term-utils/Makemodule.am | 1 - term-utils/reset | 6 ++++++ term-utils/reset.033c | 11 ----------- 4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) delete mode 100755 term-utils/reset.033c diff --git a/Documentation/deprecated.txt b/Documentation/deprecated.txt index a32833f..e63675a 100644 --- a/Documentation/deprecated.txt +++ b/Documentation/deprecated.txt @@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ Why: parallel port printers are probably almost extinct devices ---------------------------- +What: reset +Why: ncurses has better reset(1) + +---------------------------- + The Single UNIX(TM) Specification, Version 2 Copyright (C) 1997 The Open Group diff --git a/term-utils/Makemodule.am b/term-utils/Makemodule.am index 75cc922..e8c26d3 100644 --- a/term-utils/Makemodule.am +++ b/term-utils/Makemodule.am @@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ if BUILD_RESET dist_usrbin_exec_SCRIPTS += term-utils/reset dist_man_MANS += term-utils/reset.1 endif -EXTRA_DIST += term-utils/reset.033c if BUILD_MESG diff --git a/term-utils/reset b/term-utils/reset index 68de82e..43f83cb 100755 --- a/term-utils/reset +++ b/term-utils/reset @@ -1,4 +1,10 @@ #!/bin/sh +# This command is deprecated. The utility is in maintenance mode, +# meaning we keep them in source tree for backward compatibility +# only. Do not waste time making this command better, unless the +# fix is about security or other very critical issue. +# +# See Documentation/deprecated.txt for more information. stty sane tput clear tput rmacs diff --git a/term-utils/reset.033c b/term-utils/reset.033c deleted file mode 100755 index fc7fad6..0000000 --- a/term-utils/reset.033c +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ -#!/bin/sh -stty sane -tput clear -tput rmacs -tput rmm -tput rmso -tput rmul -tput rs1 -tput rs2 -tput rs3 -printf "\\033c\n" -- 2.4.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
