Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions

From	David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions
Date	2017-10-24 18:20 +0200
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On Tue 24 Oct 2017 at 08:29:50 (-0400), The Wanderer wrote:
> On 2017-10-24 at 08:15, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 07:31:32AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote:
> >
> >>> clear_console clears your console if this is possible.  It looks in the
> > 
> >> That program is shipped as part of bash, so it looks as if this might
> >> actually be considered a bash bug. I'd see about reporting it there, yes
> >> - either in Debian or upstream.
> > 
> > Definitely not upstream.
> > 
> > wooledg:/usr/src/bash$ tar xzf bash-4.3.30.tar.gz 
> > wooledg:/usr/src/bash$ cd bash-4.3.30
> > wooledg:/usr/src/bash/bash-4.3.30$ grep -ri clear_console .
> > wooledg:/usr/src/bash/bash-4.3.30$ 
> > 
> > I'd never even heard of it until now.  It's definitely a Debian add-on.
> 
> Thanks. I hadn't considered checking that way, but it's good to have
> this confirmed.

I looked at my ~/.bash_logout and found I had recrafted it
long enough ago to forget doing it, just after starting to
use jessie.

It uses reset, and I often type reset myself, at times like
when the ssh pipe breaks during emacs -nw which throws you back
to a local bash prompt but with no visible cursor and a broken
command history recall.

Cheers,
David.

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X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Robert Arkiletian <robark@gmail.com> - 2017-10-18 18:20 +0200
  Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> - 2017-10-19 10:10 +0200
    Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-10-19 14:40 +0200
      Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Robert Arkiletian <robark@gmail.com> - 2017-10-22 18:20 +0200
        Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Robert Arkiletian <robark@gmail.com> - 2017-10-22 18:50 +0200
          Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-10-23 18:40 +0200
            Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Robert Arkiletian <robark@gmail.com> - 2017-10-23 19:30 +0200
              Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Robert Arkiletian <robark@gmail.com> - 2017-10-23 22:30 +0200
                Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2017-10-24 00:00 +0200
                Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Robert Arkiletian <robark@gmail.com> - 2017-10-24 07:50 +0200
                Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2017-10-24 13:40 +0200
                Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-10-24 14:20 +0200
                Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2017-10-24 14:40 +0200
                Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-10-24 18:20 +0200
                Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Marc Shapiro <marcnshap@gmail.com> - 2017-10-25 04:40 +0200
                Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Robert Arkiletian <robark@gmail.com> - 2017-10-25 19:30 +0200
                Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-10-26 00:40 +0200
                Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-10-24 21:40 +0200
  Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-10-19 17:40 +0200
    Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-10-19 22:10 +0200
      Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-10-20 00:00 +0200
        Re: X crashes when closing one of two running X sessions David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-10-20 00:20 +0200

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