Re: /etc/issue file

[Brian K Servis <servis@ecn.purdue.edu>]

stick@richnet.net writes:

>> I want to add a clear screen character to the beginning of the /etc/issue
>> file instead of having a clear command in the .bash_logout... I think it
>> is ^L... how can I add this character with emacs?
>> 
>I'm not sure how you would do it in Emacs - I use vi (actually Elvis...)
>
>The characters you want are <ESC>[H<ESC>[J  where <ESC> is the escape

Ctrl-Q is the emacs literal quote, FYI. 

Ctrl-Q <ESC> [H Ctrl-Q <ESC> [J  should do it in emacs. 

Brian 
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