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How to clear the terminal in linux?

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13th Aug 2017, 3:29 PM
Shivam Shukla
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3 Answers
+ 15
I use the 'clear' command.
13th Aug 2017, 3:46 PM
Maz
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+ 5
ctrl + L
13th Aug 2017, 3:38 PM
Salekin
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+ 5
~~~ Addendum to Maz: vi ~/.bash_aliases (or ~/.bashrc) alias c=clear : wq $ c ~~~Addendun to Salekin: L is the 12th letter; send ASCII 12 to some terminals (and printers; it's a form feed), they clear. You might have to press Ctrl-V first, then Ctrl-L. Ctrl-V forces the shell NOT to interpret the next thing you type (it's how you send tabs, bells etc) ~~~ ANSI escape sequences. Search Q&A. or... $ echo ^[[2J # That's: echo Ctrl-V Ctrl-[ [ 2 J Enter ANSI can also put your cursor at 1,1 (not shown) ~~~ When nothing else works Print many blank lines. It leaves the cursor at the bottom (foiling Ctrl-PgUp scrollback) but if it's all you have...
13th Aug 2017, 8:26 PM
Kirk Schafer
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