How Do You Clear the Command in Linux?
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You can use Ctrl+L keyboard shortcut in Linux to clear the screen. It works in most terminal emulators. If you use Ctrl+L and clear command in GNOME terminal (default in Ubuntu), you’ll notice the difference between their impact.

How do you clear a command in terminal?

Use ctrl + k to clear it. All other methods would just shift the terminal screen and you can see previous outputs by scrolling. Use of ctrl + k will remove previous contents plus it will preserve your command history too which you can access by up down arrow keys.

How do you clear the command prompt in Unix?

On Unix-like operating systems, the clear command clears the screen. When using the bash shell, you can also clear the screen by pressing Ctrl + L .

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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