VSCode's CMD in Windows should automatically erase the entire terminal when full or use ANSI \e[0;4H

[donno2048]

Basically, I wrote a game in C which works great in windows CMD but buffering in Linux Terminal this issue is solved using \33[0;4H printed at the beginning of each print to set it to the top and erase what was printed using insert mode (equivalent to $ printf '\e[0;4H'), but in VSCode CMD on Windows it's not working...

[Tyriar]

The H sequence you mention moves the cursor, it doesn't erase anything:

CSI Ps ; Ps H
Cursor Position [row;column] (default = [1,1]) (CUP).

Do you mean J or K? Any differences with Windows could be due to how the backend "conpty" works.

[donno2048]

The H sequence you mention moves the cursor, it doesn't erase anything:

Of course, it doesn't erase anything directly, the next print(f) statement replaces the previous text...

[Tyriar]

Ah ok, I suspect this is due to conpty because of the way it renders is not like a regular terminal.

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This issue seems to originate from an upstream component and is not something VSCode can fix by making a change to our code. As such, I will go ahead and close it. Please try to reproduce in Windows Terminal and report to microsoft/terminal with repro steps.

If you cannot reproduce in Windows Terminal, chances are it's fixed in a later version of Windows. You can read more about how we consume conpty here. Thanks for understanding.

/label upstream terminal-conpty windows