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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add function eshell/clear to clear current eshell buffer
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> From: vibhavp@gmail.com
> Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2015 10:52:10 +0530
> 
> Eshell currently lacks a "clear" command. Since it cannot use the one
> provided by the ncurses package, I added a patch which adds similar
> functionality to eshell. It can be called by simply typing "clear" on
> the eshell prompt.

Thanks.

As someone who was more than once in a situation where I would give
half of my kingdom for an opportunity to look again at the contents of
the screen I just "clear"ed, how about filling the window with blank
lines instead, so that the old contents are out of sight, but still
reachable?  Would that make sense?