bashcygwinmintty

Ctrl-L does not clear the screen in cygwin/bash/mintty

I am using bash and mintty. Ctrl-L does not clear the screen like it should:

0920:~$ ^L
-bash: $'\f': command not found

I get the same error if I've ssh-ed into a linux box via my cygwin mintty.

Solution

  • Sounds like an issue with your readline mappings in /etc/inputrc or ~/.inputrc. try adding this:

    "\C-l": clear-screen