From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Add function eshell/clear to clear current eshell buffer Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2015 18:23:22 +0300 Message-ID: <83lhhp795h.fsf@gnu.org> References: <874mpwhxml.fsf@gmail.com> <83lhj7lcgn.fsf@gnu.org> <87y4n7e1bn.fsf@gmail.com> <831tkz6yh1.fsf@gnu.org> <87oao23dbb.fsf@gmail.com> <20150309101126.GA11863@boo.workgroup> <83twxu5fh5.fsf@gnu.org> <87y4lpofl5.fsf@lifelogs.com> <83vbgt7gqw.fsf@gnu.org> <87d231o954.fsf@lifelogs.com> <83r3rh7dsb.fsf@gnu.org> <87mw25sbvx.fsf@gmail.com> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1429370634 24024 80.91.229.3 (18 Apr 2015 15:23:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2015 15:23:54 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: vibhavp@gmail.com Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Apr 18 17:23:45 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YjUau-0005YO-UQ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 18 Apr 2015 17:23:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45965 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YjUau-0004U3-Bh for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 18 Apr 2015 11:23:44 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33429) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YjUaq-0004Tm-J6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 18 Apr 2015 11:23:41 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YjUak-0000uw-Qp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 18 Apr 2015 11:23:40 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout28.012.net.il ([80.179.55.184]:34573) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YjUak-0000ul-Iy for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 18 Apr 2015 11:23:34 -0400 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.mtaout28.012.net.il by mtaout28.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0NN000500D32IE00@mtaout28.012.net.il> for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 18 Apr 2015 18:22:19 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by mtaout28.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0NN000KHRDD7XW80@mtaout28.012.net.il>; Sat, 18 Apr 2015 18:22:19 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <87mw25sbvx.fsf@gmail.com> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 80.179.55.184 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:185600 Archived-At: > From: vibhavp@gmail.com > Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org > Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2015 20:48:42 +0530 > > > I'm not necessarily object, but again: what would be the purpose of > > removing the scrollback? what will that give you? > > Privacy? The scrollback might have some sensitive info, so someone might > want it cleared. There could be no privacy if the attackers have physical access to your computer. But, as I said, I don't object.