clear(1)							      clear(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     clear - clear terminal screen

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     clear

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     clear clears your screen if this is possible.  It looks in	the
     environment for the terminal type and then	uses the terminfo(4) database
     to	figure out how to clear	the screen.

     clear opens a full	screen window and clears all bitplanes (front, back
     overlay, underlay,	alphaoverlay and so forth).  It	sends a	redraw to all
     open windows.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/lib/terminfo/?/*    compiled terminal	description database

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     terminfo(4).


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