using 'printf' in a script in terminal window

[Yves-Alexis Perez]

On sam., 2009-11-21 at 15:51 -0500, Jerry wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:59:33 +0100
> Yves-Alexis Perez <corsac at debian.org> replied:
> 
> > Maybe because it doesn't make sense to clear the screen when running
> > not interactively. I'd add there's no such things as screen, in that
> > case.
> 
> True enough. However, there is no way to be sure if an end user will
> use a script that I develop via CRON, in a Terminal like xterm, etc.,
> or at a regular console sans "X". Adding extra code or creating
> multiple
> versions of a script to circumvent this annoyance is an annoyance.

That's why there's clear(1) which will do the job for you (if you use
the correct $TERM, I mean)

Cheers,
-- 
Yves-Alexis
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