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reset command in the Linux system is used to initialize the terminal. This is useful once a program dies leaving a terminal in an abnormal state. Note that you may have to type reset to get the terminal up and work, as carriage-return may no longer work in the abnormal state. Also, the terminal will often not going to echo the command.
reset [-IQVcqrsw] [-] [-e ch] [-i ch] [-k ch] [-m mapping] [terminal]Suppose we have a terminal screen with a bunch of commands written on the screen and when we will use the reset command then we will have an initialized terminal screen as shown below.
The terminal screen might be filled with strange symbols or unresponsive to input.
The terminal screen will be cleared and initialized, giving you a clean slate to continue working.
It will print the general syntax of the command along with the various options that can be used with the reset command as well as gives a brief description about each option. 👁 --help
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
reset -c | Sets the control characters and modes. |
reset -e | Sets the erase character to ch. |
reset -l | Does not send the terminal or tab initialization strings to the terminal. |
reset -i | Sets the interrupt character to ch. |
reset -k | Sets the line kill character to ch. |
reset -m | Specifies a mapping from a port type to a terminal. |
reset -Q | Does not display values for erase, interrupt, and line kill characters. Normally, these are displayed if they differ from the system’s defaults. |
reset -q | Displays the terminal type to the standard output without initializing the terminal. The option - by itself is equivalent but considered archaic. |
reset -r | Prints the terminal type to the standard error output. |
reset -s | Prints shell commands to initialize the environment variable TERM to the standard output. |
reset -V | Reports the version of ncurses used in the program and exits. |
reset -w | Resizes the window to match the size deduced via setupterm. Normally, this has no effect unless setupterm cannot detect the window size. |
The reset command is a powerful and essential tool in any Linux user’s toolkit, especially when working with command-line interfaces prone to instability. By understanding the different options available, you can handle various terminal issues and ensure that your working environment is always in a stable state.
