clear.1 (2010 09)

clear(1) clear(1)

NAME

clear - clear terminal screen

SYNOPSIS

clear

DESCRIPTION

clear clears the terminal screen if it is possible to do so. It reads the

TERM environment variable for

the terminal type, then reads the appropriate

terminfo

database to determine how to clear the screen.

FILES

/usr/share/lib/terminfo/?/*

terminal database ﬁles

AUTHOR

clear was developed by the University of California, Berkeley.

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clear(1) clear(1) NAME clear - clear terminal screen SYNOPSIS clear DESCRIPTION clear clears the terminal screen if it is possible to do so. It reads the TERM environment variable for the terminal type, then reads the appropriate terminfo database to determine how to clear the screen. FILES /usr/share/lib/terminfo/?/* terminal database files A AUTHOR clear was developed by the University of California, Berkeley. SEE ALSO terminfo(4).
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(Notes) A (Notes) cA 2 Hewlett-Packard Company −1− HP-UX 11i Version 3: September 2010