Manually upgrade a shell

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Once inside the shell, use the following commands:

  • Spawn a bash shell 
$ python -c 'import pty;pty.spawn("/bin/bash")'
  • Set the TERM

In another terminal, use echo $TERM. Let's say the output is xterm.

xxx@yyy:path$ export TERM=xterm 
xxx@yyy:path$ clear # now available
  • Manually resize your terminal

Open another terminal, resize it and use stty -a.

xxx@yyy:path$ stty rows n
xxx@yyy:path$ stty cols m
  • Configure CTRL-C to not kill the shell 
xxx@yyy:path$ # CTRL+Z
kali@kali:/tmp$ stty raw -echo; fg
xxx@yyy:path$ # can use CTRL+C / ...
  • Once finished, and you want to kill the shell 
xxx@yyy:path$ exit
kali@kali:/tmp$ reset # restore your terminal

👉 You may have to close your terminal if it doesn't respond.