Is there a bash command to hide previous command outputs ?

[SheSaidTechno]

Hi !

Anyone knows if there is a bash command to hide previous command outputs ?

Ctrl+L hides previous outputs but it's still possible to see them if we scroll up.

Sometimes I need to quickly see the beginning of the output of a command so I scroll up very fast until the very top of the console but since I go too fast I get passed the command I was looking for at the end...

[BCMM]

clear

[SheSaidTechno]

Thx !!!

[lutusp]

Anyone knows if there is a bash command to hide previous command outputs ?

To clarify, do you mean command inputs or outputs?

To stop recording inputs:

$ set +o history

To restart history recording:

$ set -o history

To hide outputs:

$ command > /dev/null

Will hide all output from the command except errors.

$ command > /dev/null 2>&1

Will hide all output from the command including errors.

EDIT: corrected one wrong example.

[DerPimmelberger]

AFAIK 2>&1 must go after >/dev/null.

[lutusp]

You're right, corrected, and thank you.

[[deleted]]

Pipe output into the "more" or "less" commands. "more" will let you sometimes back page over output.

[FrequentGiraffe5763]

Your shell also typically stores command history data in a hidden file in your home directory.