Revisions to How to execute 'clear' bash command before any other command is executed?

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edited Aug 20, 2017 at 16:24

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Here's a way. It assumes you have the default key bindings.

bind '"\C-m": "\C-l\C-j"'

The \C-m simulatingintercepts the 'Enter' key, the \C-l simulating (Ctrl+lCtrl+L as it's clear) executes the Bash clear-screen function, and the \C-j is "newline-and-indent",executes the Bash newline-and-indent function; so the command is binding Enter key to Ctrl+lCtrl+L & Ctrl+jCtrl+J

Here's a way. It assumes you have the default key bindings.

bind '"\C-m": "\C-l\C-j"'

The \C-m simulating the 'Enter' key, the \C-l simulating Ctrl+l as it's clear and the \C-j is "newline-and-indent", so the command is binding Enter key to Ctrl+l & Ctrl+j

Here's a way. It assumes you have the default key bindings.

bind '"\C-m": "\C-l\C-j"'

The \C-m intercepts the 'Enter' key, the \C-l (Ctrl+L) executes the Bash clear-screen function, and the \C-j executes the Bash newline-and-indent function; so the command is binding Enter key to Ctrl+L & Ctrl+J

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edited Jul 30, 2017 at 9:00

αғsнιη

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Here's a way. It assumes you have the default key bindings.

bind '"\C-m": "\C-l\C-j"'

bind '"\C-m": "\C-l\C-j"'

The \C-m simulating the 'Enter' key, the \C-l simulating Ctrl+l as it's clear and the \C-j is "newline-and-indent", so the command is binding Enter key to Ctrl+l & Ctrl+j

Here's a way. It assumes you have the default key bindings.

bind '"\C-m": "\C-l\C-j"'

Here's a way. It assumes you have the default key bindings.

bind '"\C-m": "\C-l\C-j"'

The \C-m simulating the 'Enter' key, the \C-l simulating Ctrl+l as it's clear and the \C-j is "newline-and-indent", so the command is binding Enter key to Ctrl+l & Ctrl+j

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answered Jan 23, 2015 at 22:37

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Here's a way. It assumes you have the default key bindings.

bind '"\C-m": "\C-l\C-j"'

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