clear(1)                                                           clear(1)

NAME
     clear - clear the terminal screen

SYNOPSIS
     clear

DESCRIPTION
     clear clears the terminal screen. Once the screen is clear, the shell
     displays the prompt.

     clear determines the terminal type from the environment variable TERM.

     clear uses this information to decide whether and how to clear the
     screen. If the TERM variable is set, the screen is cleared.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
     TERM     Contains information on the terminal type.

EXAMPLES
     $ set | grep TERM
     TERM=98765
     $ clear
     $

SEE ALSO
     tput(1).





























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