Commands to the terminal are undocumented

[marcedelmann]

This issue affects the file:
terminal_basics.txt

Are contributions to interactions with the terminal considered helpful in this document?

Currently, a subset of cureutils is introduced here with minimal descriptions of ther usage and use cases. I propose an expansion of this document to basic commands issued to the terminal itself, starting with:

CTRL + L or
⌃ + L on Apple
Holding the control (Ctrl) key while pressing the letter L key will clear the screen of the current terminal.

[ElkeF]

These are indeed interesting features.

But
a) the command clear does what you describe
b) ⌘ + L on Apple does not do, what you describe on my machine. CTRL + L however does. Are you sure about this?

I am thinking about two options:
i) just add "clear" to the file
ii) add a new file with additional helpful shortcuts, CTRL + d and CTRL + c could go there as well

What do you think?

[marcedelmann]

But
a) the command clear does what you describe
b) ⌘ + L on Apple does not do, what you describe on my machine. CTRL + L however does. Are you sure about this?

You are correct, I've had the keys mixed up and edited my original suggestion accordingly: Use ⌃+ L on Apple devices.

I am thinking about two options:
i) just add "clear" to the file
ii) add a new file with additional helpful shortcuts, CTRL + d and CTRL + c could go there as well

What do you think?

Agreed. The clear command follows the style of the document and should be added there.
With your additions a new file would be reasonble, indeed.

[ElkeF]

Are you going to implement it?