# clear 1

    clear(1)                                                       clear(1)

## NAME

           clear - clear the terminal screen

## SYNOPSIS

           clear

## DESCRIPTION

           clear  clears  your  screen if this is possible, including
           its scrollback buffer (if the extended "E3" capability  is
           defined).  clear looks in the environment for the terminal
           type and then in the terminfo database to determine how to
           clear the screen.

           clear  ignores  any  command-line  parameters  that may be
           present.

## SEE ALSO

           tput(1), terminfo(5)

           This describes ncurses version 6.0 (patch 20160611).

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