CLEAR(C)                             UNIX System V



     Name
          clear - clears a terminal screen


     Syntax
          clear  [term]


     Description
          The clear  command  clears  the  screen.   If  term  is  not
          specified,  the  terminal  type  is  obtained  from the TERM
          environment variable.

          If a video terminal does not have a clear screen capability,
          newlines  are  output  to  scroll  the screen clear.  If the
          terminal is a hardcopy, the paper is advanced to the top  of
          the next page.


     Files
          /etc/termcap


     See Also
          environ(M), termcap(F), tput(C)


     Notes
          If the standard output is not a terminal,  clear  issues  an
          error message.


     (printed 2/15/90)                                   CLEAR(C)