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 clean_screen(X)                 19 June 1992                 clean_screen(X)


 Name

    clean_screen - restore the console graphics adapter to VGA alphanumeric
    mode

 Syntax

    cleanscreen [v]

 Description

    cleanscreen attempts to put the console graphics adapter into a text
    mode and restores the printing of console messages. Use cleanscreen when
    the Xsco server does not exit gracefully.

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       NOTE  Do not run cleanscreen while the Xsco server is running.
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 Options

    If no arguments are supplied, cleanscreen suppresses error messages.  If
    any argument is supplied, error messages are not suppressed.  For
    example, cleanscreen v has the same effect as cleanscreen anyarg.


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