Clearing the screen

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CLRSCR
Pronunciation
/ˈklɪrɪŋ ðə skrin/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Software

Examples in Context

  1. Also demonstrated in this function are turning the cursor invisible, clearing the screen, printing text, and returning to the saved cursor location.
  2. First, here are some additional features that tput provides : extracting terminal information such as the devices, the number of columns and rows, and clearing data from the screen.
  3. Using tput, you can alter several terminal capabilities, such as moving or altering the cursor, changing text properties, and clearing specific areas of the terminal screen.
  4. Clearing this option causes auto-hidden windows to appear instantly when requested rather than slowly transitioning onto the screen.
  5. In your own applications, you might consider clearing the username and password when failure occurs because of authentication and adding an error message to the screen.