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clear

The "clear" command is a command line tool used to clear the terminal screen or console window. When executed, it removes all previous commands and output from the screen, leaving it empty and ready for new input. It provides a clean workspace by erasing the scrolling history, making the prompt appear as if it's a fresh start. This command is handy when the terminal output becomes cluttered or if the user wants to start with a blank slate. It is commonly available on UNIX-based systems, including Linux and macOS.

List of commands for clear:

- clear
clear:tldr:01bc6 clear: Clear the screen (equivalent to pressing Control-L in Bash shell).

$ clear

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- clear
clear:tldr:5056c clear: Clear the screen but keep the terminal's scrollback buffer.

$ clear -x

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- clear
clear:tldr:65f4b clear: Indicate the type of terminal to clean (defaults to the value of the environment variable `TERM`).

$ clear -T ${type_of_terminal}

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- clear
clear:tldr:74ed4 clear: Show the version of `ncurses` used by `clear`.

$ clear -V

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