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I use zsh and like keeping my terminal clear, so I found a zsh script called almostontop which clears on pressing enter. link: https://github.com/Valiev/almost

by oriori 5y ago

I use zsh and like keeping my terminal clear, so I found a zsh script called almostontop which clears on pressing enter. link: https://github.com/Valiev/almostontop/blob/master/README.md https://github.com/Valiev/almostontop/blob/master/README.md

ozzythecat 5y ago
Can you run ‘git status’ or allow it to show history from certain commands?
- oriori 5y ago
  Of course it only clears when you run a new command, or press enter. Basically think of it like typing clear after running a command. You can also scroll up and find the last output.
jaredsohn 5y ago
For people who want this without downloading a script, pressing cmd-k on a Mac (or equiv on other operating systems) will do this quickly on demand. I guess that's my goto.
- cutthegrass2 5y ago
  Ahh, useful thanks. I've been using Ctrl-l for years. cmd-k is an easier 'chord' for me on the kinesis so I'll switch.
  - gls2ro 5y ago
    If you are logging in in multiple *nix systems I suggest you keep the Ctrl+l. I started to notice that the more I adopt in terminal specific commands to MacOS the hard is to be productive while I login to various systems. I want also to force myself (but did not do it yet) to use a simpler Vim configuration. Maybe just line numbers so that when I login into a new system I should not need any plugin or any other shortcuts. Still I like my .vimrc file but I plan to do this in near future.
    - jaredsohn 5y ago
      I assume you're talking about physically logging into different machines since cmd-k is a shortcut key for the terminal and will work regardless of which machine you ssh into. cmd-k works well for me since I don't think I've personally logged in directly to a non-Mac *nix-like system in 15+ years. vim is different since it requires configuration on the same system. This superuser explains some subtle differences between the two commands: https://superuser.com/questions/819593/what-is-the-difference-between-ctrll-and-cmdk-for-clearing-the-terminal-screen https://superuser.com/questions/819593/what-is-the-differenc...

by oriori 5y ago

ozzythecat 5y ago

Can you run ‘git status’ or allow it to show history from certain commands?

oriori 5y ago
Of course it only clears when you run a new command, or press enter. Basically think of it like typing clear after running a command. You can also scroll up and find the last output.

jaredsohn 5y ago

For people who want this without downloading a script, pressing cmd-k on a Mac (or equiv on other operating systems) will do this quickly on demand. I guess that's my goto.

cutthegrass2 5y ago
Ahh, useful thanks. I've been using Ctrl-l for years. cmd-k is an easier 'chord' for me on the kinesis so I'll switch.
- gls2ro 5y ago
  If you are logging in in multiple *nix systems I suggest you keep the Ctrl+l. I started to notice that the more I adopt in terminal specific commands to MacOS the hard is to be productive while I login to various systems. I want also to force myself (but did not do it yet) to use a simpler Vim configuration. Maybe just line numbers so that when I login into a new system I should not need any plugin or any other shortcuts. Still I like my .vimrc file but I plan to do this in near future.
  - jaredsohn 5y ago
    I assume you're talking about physically logging into different machines since cmd-k is a shortcut key for the terminal and will work regardless of which machine you ssh into. cmd-k works well for me since I don't think I've personally logged in directly to a non-Mac *nix-like system in 15+ years. vim is different since it requires configuration on the same system. This superuser explains some subtle differences between the two commands: https://superuser.com/questions/819593/what-is-the-difference-between-ctrll-and-cmdk-for-clearing-the-terminal-screen https://superuser.com/questions/819593/what-is-the-differenc...