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From: Colin Baxter <m43cap@yandex.com>
To: Bob Newell <bobnewell@bobnewell.net>
Cc: , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to really clear eshell buffer?
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2018 07:10:54 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87d0x04hht.fsf@yandex.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADoYgq_JGXmm1p1RtTbnb=8HHF2+v200Gdr5KC9k64xrr_DcKg@mail.gmail.com> (Bob Newell's message of "Fri, 8 Jun 2018 07:50:39 -1000")

>>>>> "Bob" == Bob Newell <bobnewell@bobnewell.net> writes:

    >> I want to really clear an eshell buffer, which means that all
    >> former
    Bob> output is deleted, not just scrolled away.

    Bob> (defun clear-eshell () (interactive) (setq inhibit-read-only t)
    Bob> (kill-region (point-min) (point-max)))

    Bob> I don't see any real need to switch back to read-only mode.

    Bob> Tie to a key if you wish and run while in the eshell buffer.
If you do, via say:

(add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook
          (lambda () (local-set-key (kbd "C-l") #'clear-eshell)))

then the eshell prompt is lost - regained if RET is entered.

Best wishes,



  reply	other threads:[~2018-06-09  6:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-06-08  9:13 How to really clear eshell buffer? Florian Lindner
2018-06-08 17:50 ` Bob Newell
2018-06-09  6:10   ` Colin Baxter [this message]
2018-06-09  6:27     ` Colin Baxter
     [not found] ` <mailman.1526.1528480263.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-06-09 20:02   ` Emanuel Berg
2018-06-09 20:58     ` Emanuel Berg
2018-06-09 21:39       ` Emanuel Berg
2018-06-10  0:08       ` Bob Newell
     [not found]       ` <mailman.1611.1528589338.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-06-10 11:19         ` Emanuel Berg
2018-06-10 14:08           ` Emanuel Berg

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