SYNOPSIS

       clear

DESCRIPTION

       clear  calls  tput(1)  with  the  clear  argument.  This causes tput to
       attempt to clear the screen checking the data in /etc/termcap (for  the
       GNU or BSD tput) or in the terminfo database (for the ncurses tput) and
       sending the appropriate sequence to the terminal.  This command can  be
       redirected to clear the screen of some other terminal.

SEE ALSO

       reset(1), stty(1), tput(1)

AUTHOR

       Rik Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu)



Linux 0.99                      10 October 1993                       CLEAR(1)