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diff --git a/help/C/prob-reset.page b/help/C/prob-reset.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cc5d5ed --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/prob-reset.page @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" + type="guide" + id="prob-reset"> + + <info> + <revision version="0.1" date="2013-03-03" status="draft"/> + <revision pkgversion="3.34" version="0.2" date="2020-01-04" status="candidate"/> + <link type="guide" xref="index#troubleshooting"/> + <link type="seealso" xref="pref-keyboard-access"/> + + <credit type="author copyright"> + <name>Sindhu S</name> + <email>sindhus@live.in</email> + <years>2013</years> + </credit> + <credit type="copyright editor"> + <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name> + <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email> + <years>2013</years> + </credit> + + <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> + + <desc>How do I recover my <app>Terminal</app> screen when it becomes stuck + or has lot of strange symbols on it?</desc> + </info> + + <title>Reset your <app>Terminal</app> state</title> + + <p>After viewing a non-text file by mistake, or launching some command, it can + happen the <app>Terminal</app> screen is unresponsive, has strange letters + printed when you press keys. You can recover your <app>Terminal</app> in + the following ways:</p> + + <section id="reset"> + <title>Reset</title> + + <p>Reset <app>Terminal</app> screen.</p> + + <steps> + <item> + <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and + select <guiseq><gui style="menuitem">Advanced</gui><gui + style="menuitem">Reset</gui></guiseq>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>To obtain the prompt press <key>Enter</key>.</p> + </item> + </steps> + + </section> + + <section id="reset-clear"> + <title>Reset and Clear</title> + + <p>In addition to resetting your <app>Terminal</app>, + <gui style="menuitem">Reset and Clear</gui> clears the visible + <app>Terminal</app> screen space and the scrollback contents. To + <gui style="menuitem">Reset and Clear</gui> your <app>Terminal</app>:</p> + + <steps> + <item> + <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and + select <guiseq><gui style="menuitem">Advanced</gui><gui + style="menuitem">Reset and Clear</gui></guiseq>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>To obtain the prompt press <key>Enter</key>.</p> + </item> + </steps> + + <note style="tip"><p><gui>Reset and Clear</gui> provides similar + functionality as the terminal command <cmd>reset</cmd>.</p></note> + + </section> +</page> |