Can linux or mac terminal commands scroll up and not down?
I am wondering if there is a way to install a linux or mac terminal so that you always enter the commands at the top of the terminal screen and the previous commands below.
Example
-----Screen top----
>EnterCommand
>PreviousCommand 1
>final line of Previous Command 1 output
>second to final line of previous command 1 output
-----Bottom of screen-----
Thank!
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This function is not built into the standard * nix terminal driver ; the terminal application must be specially written for newlines and line wrapping in an upward motion instead of downward. Note that this will most likely break several TUI applications , so it is not recommended to use them with such a terminal application.
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This seems to be very close to what you are asking:
https://github.com/swirepe/alwaysontop
To use it to run:
git clone https://github.com/swirepe/alwaysontop.git
cd alwaysontop/
source alwaysontop.sh
If you decide what you like, just post it to your .bashrc or .bash_profile with something like:
echo "source ~/alwaysontop/alwaysontop.sh" >> ~/.bashrc
Hope it helps!
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