Re: HOWTO? Fix a term that has "space junk"

[Wayne Topa <wtopa@dmcom.net>]

	Subject: HOWTO? Fix a term that has "space junk"
	Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 10:47:22PM -0400

In reply to:Mark Hurley

Quoting Mark Hurley(debian4tux@telocity.com):
> I'd like to think I resort to man's, HOWTO's etc. before posting.
> BUT.....this one has been bugging me for a while now.
> 
> When I run...
> 
> 	cat *somebinaryfile*
> 
> My term displays irregular ansi characters.  (I've called space junk)
> I realize the correct information is being displayed, just sort of
> encrypted.  ;)

it clears the screen if you type   reset  but

I do it so often I added this to my .inputrc file
# Reset terminal on F1
"\033[[A": "reset\C-M"

So now a F1 does it.

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