Clear command

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A CLI command available on most Linux platforms; used to clear the terminal screen the command is executed within. This could be a remotely connected telnet or ssh terminal or a local one.

Usage Syntax

clear

Linux Usage Notes

With most Linux or Unix commands;

• Non root users may need to prefix commands with the sudo command, for example: sudo chmod 644 *
• Brief help can be displayed using the -h or --help parameter, for example: chmod --help
• A full command manual can be displayed using the man command followed by the command name, for example: man chmod
• Sometimes 'info' pages are used instead of or to provide more information than man pages; for example: info chmod
• Version information can normally be display using the -v, -V or --version parameter, for example: chmod --version. However, this paramater is also frequently used to display verbose output.

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Command Equivalents

The Cisco CSS platform command equivalent is the cls command, Cisco

The Windows platform command equivalent is the cls command, Cisco

The MySQL application command has the same name: clear command, MySQL

Related Files

The clear executable is normally found here: /usr/bin/clear

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