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{{draft task}} |
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Clear the terminal window |
Clear the terminal window |
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=={{header|Ada}}== |
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=={{header|Algol68}}== |
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=={{header|awk}}== |
=={{header|awk}}== |
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<lang awk>system("clear")</lang> |
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=={{header|BASIC}}== |
=={{header|BASIC}}== |
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=={{header|Batch File}}== |
=={{header|Batch File}}== |
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CLS |
CLS |
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=={{header|COBOL}}== |
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=={{header|PureBasic}}== |
=={{header|PureBasic}}== |
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<lang PureBasic>ClearConsole()</lang> |
<lang PureBasic>ClearConsole()</lang> |
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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: |
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: |
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===[[brexx]]=== |
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===[[regina]]=== |
===[[regina]]=== |
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The [[regina]] interpreter supports the [[rexxcurses]] plugin, which provides the facility to clear the screen: |
The [[regina]] interpreter supports the [[rexxcurses]] plugin, which provides the facility to clear the screen: |
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=={{header|UNIX Shell}}== |
=={{header|UNIX Shell}}== |
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{{works with|Bourne Shell}} |
{{works with|Bourne Shell}} |
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Revision as of 08:45, 5 October 2010
Terminal control/Clear the screen is a draft programming task. It is not yet considered ready to be promoted as a complete task, for reasons that should be found in its talk page.
Clear the terminal window
awk
<lang awk>system("clear")</lang>
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:
regina
The regina interpreter supports the rexxcurses plugin, which provides the facility to clear the screen:
UNIX Shell
<lang bash>clear</lang>