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



Simon Law wrote:
> 
> Better than that.  For an instant fix, just make the terminal display
> Ctrl-O.  The easiest way is to type run 'echo Ctrl-V Ctrl-O' which will
> make the terminal reset itself.

true -- but one keystroke (f1) is very attractive.

what i do, myself, is incorporate ^O into my command prompt
(another newbietip, by the way) like this

	export PS1='^V^O\u@\h: \w$ '

> Simon
> 
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, will trillich wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 11:32:30PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote:
> > > Quoting will trillich(will@serensoft.com):
> > > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:51:11AM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote:
> > > > > 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.
> > > >
> > > > cool! mind if i add that to my newbie tips? :)
> > > >
> > >  Go ahead, thats what its for.  :)
> >
> > well okay then:
> >
> > --
> > DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #30 from Wayne Topa <wtopa@dmcom.net>:
> > Are you seeing GIBBERISH after viewing a binary file on your
> > console (or in an xterm/rxvt window)? Add this to your ~/.inputrc
> > file:
> >       "\033[[A": "reset\C-M"
> > Now when you need a quick tty reset, just press F1 at the command
> > prompt. Try "info rluserman" for more options.
> >
> > Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ...
> >
> >
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