Re: How to clear screen before running a shell command after bang(!) in freebsd

Hi skywind3000!

On Mi, 25 Mai 2016, skywind3000 wrote:

> Starting working in freebsd, I notice the experience of shell command (!) is quite different in linux.
>
> for example, ":!python %" in linux will clear the screen first and show the output of previous command and after
> executing finished it returns to vim
>
> but, ":!python %" in freebsd will scroll vim screen up and output directly below vim gui without
> clear the screen and show the previous output.
>
> Someone in stackoverflow said ":!clear; xxx" could be useful if I want to clear the screen in freebsd,
> but it still can't show me the previous command output.
> (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6885792/clear-screen-before-bang )
>
> Is there an option or building config for me to change the bang(!) experience in freebsd to linux version ?

Sounds like in freebsd your vim is not switching screens. Please read
`:h xterm-screens` it explains the problem and how to configure your vim
for it.


Best,
Christian
--
Der religiöse Mensch liebt es, für sein Brauchtum zu kämpfen, aber er
haßt es, nach dessen ursprünglichen Sinngehalt zu leben.
-- Henning Venske

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