Bash Terminal: How do I bind Ctrl+K to kill-whole-line THEN clear screen?

Question

basically I want to set a shortcut (ctrl+k) in my cygwin linux terminal to run

bind '"\C-k": kill-whole-line'

THEN immediately run

alias cls="echo -e '\033c\c'"

Both work by themselves but I would like to do it in one keyboard shortcut. Thanks in advance!

Maximus · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-03T00:58:00.933

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This sequence clear current input and executes terminal reset.

bind '"\C-k": "\C-e\C-uecho -e \"\\033c\\c\"\n"'

edited Dec 03 '15 at 00:58

answered Dec 02 '15 at 23:09

Maximus

Also, here are few other favourites: https://conemu.github.io/en/CygwinMsys.html#inputrc – Maximus Dec 02 '15 at 23:19
It works but after it clears, there is a blank line above the cursor. http://i.imgur.com/HE42qfR.jpg – sdrtyrty rtyuty Dec 02 '15 at 23:33
The `echo -e "\033c"` executed directly behaves the same way. – Maximus Dec 03 '15 at 00:51
Thanks a lot for your help Maximus! – sdrtyrty rtyuty Dec 03 '15 at 01:48

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