clear_console(1)                                     General Commands Manual                                     clear_console(1)

NAME
       clear_console - clear the console

SYNOPSIS
       clear_console

DESCRIPTION
       clear_console  clears your console if this is possible.  It looks in the environment for the terminal type and then in the
       terminfo database to figure out how to clear the screen. To clear the buffer, it then changes the foreground virtual  ter‐
       minal to another terminal and then back to the original terminal.

SEE ALSO
       clear(1), chvt(1)

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