Try Ctrl+d On Tue, 4 Jan 2005, Siri Amrit Kaur wrote: > What command do I type to clear a screwed up terminal screen and return it to > a normal prompt? > > I did Ctrl+Alt+F1 and was typing something, hit Enter, and lost the prompt. > All I have is: " > " at the beginning of each line. Doesn't matter what I > type, when I hit Enter I just go back to " > ". I read the man pages for > term, tput, clear, and some others I forget. > > Thanks, > Siri Amrit > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=[The Realm of Darkness]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O- Ken Bowley johann@trod.org AKA: Lord Johann http://www.trod.org -=-=-=-=-=[ Linux, the choice of the GNU generation ]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LCP, LCI, and Brainbench Linux MVP --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss