---
name: "clear"
section: "1m"
platform: "linux"
package: "ncurses-bin"
version: "1.9.9g-8.10"
release: "Debian 2.0 (Hamm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/clear/1m"
---

# clear(1m)

clear the terminal screen

## NAME

**clear** - clear the terminal screen

## SYNOPSIS

**clear**\

## DESCRIPTION

**clear** clears your screen if this is possible.  It looks in the environment for the terminal type and then in the **terminfo** database to figure out how to clear the screen.

## SEE ALSO

[**tput**(1)](/tput/1.md), [**terminfo**(5)](/terminfo/5.md)