clear(1)                                                 clear(1)



     NAME
          clear - clear terminal screen

     SYNOPSIS
          clear

     DESCRIPTION
          clear clears your screen if this is possible.  It looks in
          the environment for the terminal type (TERM) and capabili-
          ties string (TERMCAP).  If TERMCAP is not found in the en-
          vironment, it looks in /etc/termcap to figure out how to
          clear the screen.

     EXAMPLES
               clear

          clears the screen.

     FILES
          /bin/clear
          /etc/termcap

     SEE ALSO
          tput(1C), termcap(4), environ(5).































     April, 1990                                                     1