Clean shell

[dawgie]

Hi.

I notice that some distros have shells that are setup to clear the screen after logout while others leave the last screen of text.

I can't find where I can configure this. I would like to always erase the screen when someone logs out.

Thanks,
Bob

[denise]

I found this on google:

http://www.javacommerce.com/tips/linux/ ... 00002.html

Is this what you're looking for?

[Guest]

Thanks denise,

That works. Mingetty seems to run faster too. I took a look at a couple other /etc/inittab files. Some of the distro use mingetty and some have handled clearing the screen with a .bash_logout file.
Now I have a little bit better security having clear screens.

Bob

[lacek]

If you use bash (which is probable), then create a file in your home directory called .bash_logout, and into that write the commands you want to be executed upon logout. So if you write a simple 'clear' to it, it will clear the screen when you log out.

[dawgie]

Thank lacek,
problem solved
I installed mingetty & edited inittab to use mingetty. Now by default ths screen is cleared on logout.

As a side benefit, I spent some time looking at the man pages for getty, mingetty, agetty, etc

Bob