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diff --git a/misc-utils/clear.1 b/misc-utils/clear.1 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1d4a5df79 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc-utils/clear.1 @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +.\" Copyright 1992 Rickard E. Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu) +.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License +.TH CLEAR 1 "10 October 1993" "Linux 0.99" "Linux Programmer's Manual" +.SH NAME +clear \- clear terminal screen +.SH SYNOPSIS +.BR clear +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B clear +calls +.BR tput (1) +with the +.I clear +argument. This causes +.B tput +to attempt to clear the screen checking the data in +.I /etc/termcap +and sending the appropriate sequence to the terminal. This command can be +redirected to clear the screen of some other terminal. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR reset (1), +.BR stty (1), +.BR tput (1) +.SH AUTHOR +Rik Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu) |