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diff --git a/misc-utils/reset.1 b/misc-utils/reset.1 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..06ce4b2b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc-utils/reset.1 @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +.\" Copyright 1992 Rickard E. Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu) +.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License +.TH RESET 1 "10 October 1993" "Linux 0.99" "Linux Programmer's Manual" +.SH NAME +reset \- reset the terminal +.SH SYNOPSIS +.BR clear +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B reset +calls +.BR tput (1) +with the +.IR clear , rmacs , rmm , rmul , rs1 , rs2 ", and " rs3 +arguments. This causes +.B tput +to send appropriate reset strings to the terminal based on information in +.IR /etc/termcap . +This sequence seems to be sufficient to reset the Linux VC's when they +start printing "funny-looking" characters. For good measure, +.BR stty (1) +is called with the +.I sane +argument in an attempt to get cooked mode back. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR reset (1), +.BR stty (1), +.BR tput (1) +.SH AUTHOR +Rik Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu) |