clear(1)                                                 clear(1)



NAME
     clear - clears the terminal screen

SYNOPSIS
     clear

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

EXAMPLES
     The command:

        clear

     clears the screen.

FILES
     /bin/clear
          Executable file
     /etc/termcap
          Terminal capabilities file

SEE ALSO
     tput(1)

     termcap(4), environ(5) in A/UX Programmer's Reference

























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