From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27162 invoked by alias); 25 Aug 2014 07:24:53 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 27142 invoked by uid 89); 25 Aug 2014 07:24:52 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-1.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_05,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-wg0-f47.google.com Received: from mail-wg0-f47.google.com (HELO mail-wg0-f47.google.com) (74.125.82.47) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES128-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Mon, 25 Aug 2014 07:24:51 +0000 Received: by mail-wg0-f47.google.com with SMTP id b13so12486251wgh.6 for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:24:48 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.91.234 with SMTP id ch10mr13686711wib.48.1408951488029; Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:24:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.194.234.136 with HTTP; Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:24:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 07:24:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Prompt at bottom of terminal From: Csaba Raduly To: cygwin list Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-SW-Source: 2014-08/txt/msg00477.txt.bz2 On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 7:58 AM, Michelle Pace wrote: > Hi there, > > This would seem a somewhat arbitrary question but it is driving me > crazy. The prompt on my terminal starts from the bottom of the > terminal. Could anyone tell me how I get it to start from the top left > hand corner like "normal"? > > The Target of the icon which I use to start cygwin with is: > C:\cygwin64\bin\mintty.exe -i /Cygwin-Terminal.ico - Here's an untested suggestion: call reset from your login script ( ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile ). When I call reset manually, I always end up with the prompt at the top. Csaba -- GCS a+ e++ d- C++ ULS$ L+$ !E- W++ P+++$ w++$ tv+ b++ DI D++ 5++ The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers. Life is complex, with real and imaginary parts. "Ok, it boots. Which means it must be bug-free and perfect. " -- Linus Torvalds "People disagree with me. I just ignore them." -- Linus Torvalds -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple