Clear
Term used to describe the process of removing all text or images from a section of the screen. When working with text, a user may use the backspace or delete key on their keyboard to clear any text. Users trying to clear all the information on their screen at a command prompt may use the "cls" command in MS-DOS or "clear" command in Linux / Unix.
- See the cls command page for additional information about this command.
- See the Linux clear command page for additional information about this command.
Also see: Cleartext