[Bug 854654] New: clear command leaves residue characters behind
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654#c0 Summary: clear command leaves residue characters behind Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 13.1 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 13.1 Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: werner@suse.com ReportedBy: rmilasan@suse.com QAContact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: L3 Blocker: --- Running command 'clear' leaves some residue characters behind: robert@viper:~> clear [3;J The user needs to use Shift + PgUP to be able to see the weird characters. NOTE: I notice this while using gnome-terminal, not sure if it is reproducible otherwise. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654#c1 --- Comment #1 from Robert Milasan <rmilasan@suse.com> 2013-12-10 09:12:28 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=571055) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=571055) screenshot-clear.png Here is the screen shot of what I'm talking about. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654#c2 Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |rmilasan@suse.com Severity|Major |Minor --- Comment #2 from Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.com> 2013-12-10 09:55:50 UTC --- echo $TERM ... gues "xterm" but "xterm" is not "gnome" ... from man clear DESCRIPTION clear clears your screen if this is possible, including its scrollback buffer (if the extended "E3" capability is defined). clear looks in the environment for the terminal type and then in the terminfo database to determine how to clear the screen. .. you try tput -T gnome clear to see if this works. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654#c3 Robert Milasan <rmilasan@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED InfoProvider|rmilasan@suse.com | --- Comment #3 from Robert Milasan <rmilasan@suse.com> 2013-12-10 10:01:56 UTC --- robert@viper:~> echo $TERM xterm robert@viper:~> tput -T gnome clear works as expected, but in 12.3 this never was a problem with the same setup. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654#c4 Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO CC| |os.gnome.maintainers@gmail. | |com InfoProvider| |rmilasan@suse.com --- Comment #4 from Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.com> 2013-12-10 10:03:04 UTC --- It should be noted that both XTerm and Konsole works with tput -T xterm clear even with tput -T gnome clear both XTerm and Konsole do a clear. ... that is that gnome-terminal isn't able to handle this.... let's see if the maintainer ``os.gnome.maintainers@gmail.com'' really is more than a black hole as in history. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654#c5 --- Comment #5 from Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.com> 2013-12-10 10:08:21 UTC --- The escape sequence for TERM=gnome is "\33[H\33[2J" but you should be aware as the manual page describes clear does more that clear: clears your screen if this is possible, including its scrollback buffer (if the extended "E3" capability is defined). that is clear writes out for TERM=xterm "\33[3;J\33[H\33[2J" whereas for TERM=gnome "\33[H\33[2J" that is if you'r using a gnome-terminal you should use TERM=gnome or the gnome maintainers should fix that. But I guess they will ignore this report. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654#c Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |werner@suse.com Component|Basesystem |GNOME AssignedTo|werner@suse.com |bnc-team-gnome@forge.provo. | |novell.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854654 Robert Milasan <rmilasan@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|CONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution|--- |INVALID Flags|needinfo?(rmilasan@suse.com | |) | --- Comment #6 from Robert Milasan <rmilasan@suse.com> --- Closing, haven't been able to reproduce the issue anymore. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
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