Clear the Terminal Screen in Bash
There are various ways to clear the terminal in bash script. This article will discuss 3 methods to clear the terminal.
Use tput reset to clear the terminal screen.
The first method uses the keyword tput reset to clear the screen. When your terminal window contains too much content, you can type the following command on the terminal screen and press Enter.
tput reset
Use reset to clear the terminal screen.
reset is a built-in keyword of bash. This keyword clears your terminal screen and will reset the entire terminal.
reset
Use clear to clear the terminal screen.
This keyword is the most popular and reliable way to clear the terminal screen. It will clear all the results and commands that you have processed previously.
clear
Summarize
We have discussed three different ways to clear the terminal screen on Linux. You can use them according to your needs.
Please note that all the code used in this article is written in Bash. It can only be run in the Linux Shell environment.
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