Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site digi-g.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!digi-g!mark From: mark@digi-g.UUCP (Mark Mendel) Newsgroups: net.sources.bugs Subject: Re: "silly C code" Message-ID: <424@digi-g.UUCP> Date: Tue, 4-Dec-84 15:59:38 EST Article-I.D.: digi-g.424 Posted: Tue Dec 4 15:59:38 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 10-Dec-84 03:16:59 EST References: <199@kovacs.UUCP> Reply-To: mark@digi-g.UUCP (mark) Organization: Digigraphic Systems Corp., Mpls, MN Lines: 7 Summary: This is all in reference to the 'rep' program posted. The shell CANNOT duplicate its function! Rep doesn't clear the screen. It does a 'soft clear' and repaint with curses-stuff. Only what changed in the command output needs to be repainted. That is very different than the shell script with clear if you are running at less than 9600 baud.