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frogstarr78
Asked: 2011-01-19 07:19:45 +0800 CST

Reset shell margins or output?

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I have two problems, in both cases the problem usually occurs when I resize my terminal client xterm.

  1. When ssh'd into a server all the output from commands doesn't scroll. It doesn't happen right away.
  2. Occasionally the margins don't resize when the client resizes.

I have seen an article on a command to run to fix this, but I can't seem to find it again.

command-line-interface shell console display

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    You can force a reset of terminal state -- reset command might work. If it doesn't, send a RIS sequence to xterm -- printf "\033c"

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  2. The resize command should fix this. Try

    eval `resize`

    if you are in the bash shell (note the backticks).

    Here's a reference.

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