Question: How Do I Clear the Screen in Linux?

Question: How Do I Clear the Screen in Linux?
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You can use Ctrl+L keyboard shortcut in Linux to clear the screen.

How do you clear the screen 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.

How do you clear the screen 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 .

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