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CLS in CMD shell doesn't clear scrollback #2328

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nurbles opened this issue Aug 7, 2019 · 3 comments
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CLS in CMD shell doesn't clear scrollback #2328

nurbles opened this issue Aug 7, 2019 · 3 comments
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Area-Output Related to output processing (inserting text into buffer, retrieving buffer text, etc.) Issue-Bug It either shouldn't be doing this or needs an investigation. Needs-Triage It's a new issue that the core contributor team needs to triage at the next triage meeting Product-Terminal The new Windows Terminal. Resolution-Duplicate There's another issue on the tracker that's pretty much the same thing.

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@nurbles
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nurbles commented Aug 7, 2019

In a stand-alone CMD window, the CLS command clears not only the text currently visible in the window, but all of the history in the scrollback buffer. In a Windows Terminal CMD tab, clear is clearing only the currently visible text, leaving the scrollback content untouched.

Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.239]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.3.2171.0

Any other software? no

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open a command (CMD) tab.
  2. Execute enough commands to put data in the scrollback buffer.
  3. Execute cls
  4. Observe results

Expected behavior

I expect the screen and scrollback buffer to be completely cleared.

Actual behavior

Only the screen is cleared.
@ghost ghost added Needs-Triage It's a new issue that the core contributor team needs to triage at the next triage meeting Needs-Tag-Fix Doesn't match tag requirements labels Aug 7, 2019
@carlos-zamora carlos-zamora added Area-Output Related to output processing (inserting text into buffer, retrieving buffer text, etc.) Issue-Bug It either shouldn't be doing this or needs an investigation. Product-Terminal The new Windows Terminal. and removed Needs-Tag-Fix Doesn't match tag requirements labels Aug 7, 2019
@richardcox13
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This also happens with PowerShell.

@j4james
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j4james commented Aug 7, 2019

I believe this is a duplicate of #1305.

@DHowett-MSFT
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Looks like! Thanks.

@DHowett-MSFT DHowett-MSFT added the Resolution-Duplicate There's another issue on the tracker that's pretty much the same thing. label Aug 7, 2019
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