Clearing the screen

[kalmanTRF]

Not sure if many people wrestle with this problem, but I generate scripts every now and would like to utilize a clear screen at time.

Well this is what I came up with: use the "send" command with some escape characters.

send {line-number | * | aux number | console number | tty number | vty number}

I use the "who" to find what line I am on (denoted by the * in the first column) and use that line number.

Now the escape sequence would be ^[[H^[[J

when you do it though you have to do a ^v first so you would actually type: (just to clarify: the ^ is the control key)

^v^[[H^v^[[J

This is what everything will look like when on the screen:

Switch#who
Line User Host(s) Idle Location
* 1 vty 0 idle 00:00:00 windecs1.mis.dkc.com

Interface User Mode Idle Peer Address

Switch#send 1
Enter message, end with CTRL/Z; abort with CTRL/C:
^[[H^[[J^Z
Send message? [confirm]
Switch#

a clear screen will follow. Remember the ^[ is actually preceded by a ^v, but that won't display.

Looks tough to do, but I use it for scripts and thus is not too complex.

If anyone has another or better way I would be curious to see how you do it.

Just thought that I would share this, since i have used many of the suggestions in this group.

 

[johnpoole]

i use ^c, but from procomm. i find, aspect scripts much more user frindly, script record has saved me hours of key strokes

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc