[fpc-pascal] fpsystem output

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013, Rainer Stratmann wrote:

> Am Tuesday 15 January 2013 13:25:08 schrieb Michael Van Canneyt:
>> On Tue, 15 Jan 2013, Rainer Stratmann wrote:
>>> Am Tuesday 15 January 2013 08:57:58 schrieb Michael Van Canneyt:
>>>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2013, Rainer Stratmann wrote:
>>>>> When calling for example fpsystem( 'cat /proc/partitions' );
>>>>> the lines are not beginning at the 1st character of the next line
>>>>>
>>>>> Instead of
>>>>> Line1
>>>>> Line2
>>>>> Line3
>>>>> like in the Linux shell
>>>>>
>>>>> The output is:
>>>>> Line1
>>>>>      Line2
>>>>>          Line3
>>>>>
>>>>> and so on
>>>>>
>>>>> What is the reason?
>>>>
>>>> Here the output looks OK when executing as-is.
>>>>
>>>> But if you are using the crt unit, that may mess up the terminal.
>>>> I added crt, and then the output was indeed indented.
>>>
>>> I also use crt.
>>> Is it possible to change the bevahiour?
>>
>> No.
>> in order to do it's magic, CRT must control the terminal.
>
> Are there alternative ways to write something on the screen and to clear the
> screen?
> For example with unit system?

Since you're already executing external commands:
Execute the /usr/bin/clear command ?

Michael.