Clear Terminal in C

Elena Rostova
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I Am Facing Problem to Understand This Line of Code. Printf("\033[2J\033[1;1H"); This Printf Statement Is Used to Clear the Terminal in C. Can Anybody Explain...

Clear Terminal in C

I am facing problem to understand this line of code.

printf("\033[2J\033[1;1H");

This printf statement is used to clear the terminal in c. Can anybody explain this to me?

Thanks.

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Take a look at the list of ANSI escape sequences:

ESC[2J : erases the entire screen

General information:

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