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Clears the whole console content using the current background color.
Clears the whole console content using the current background color.
<lang PureBasic>ClearConsole()</lang>
<lang PureBasic>ClearConsole()</lang>

=={{header|Rexx}}==

The Rexx programming language does not include a facility to clear the screen. However, it might be possible to output ANSI control sequences, and there are various workarounds which are platform specific:

===[[brexx]]===

===[[regina]]===

The [[regina]] interpreter supports the [[rexxcurses]] plugin, which provides the facility to clear the screen:



=={{header|UNIX Shell}}==
=={{header|UNIX Shell}}==

Revision as of 18:11, 4 October 2010

Task
Terminal control/Clear the screen
You are encouraged to solve this task according to the task description, using any language you may know.

Clear the terminal window

BASIC

Works with: QBasic
Works with: Locomotive Basic
Works with: ZX Spectrum Basic

<lang qbasic>CLS</lang>

Batch File

CLS

PureBasic

Clears the whole console content using the current background color. <lang PureBasic>ClearConsole()</lang>

Rexx

The Rexx programming language does not include a facility to clear the screen. However, it might be possible to output ANSI control sequences, and there are various workarounds which are platform specific:

brexx

regina

The regina interpreter supports the rexxcurses plugin, which provides the facility to clear the screen:


UNIX Shell

Works with: Bourne Shell

<lang bash>clear</lang>