bsd man page for clear

CLEAR(1)						      General Commands Manual							  CLEAR(1)

NAME
       clear - clear 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 /etc/termcap to figure out how
       to clear the screen.

FILES
       /etc/termcap   terminal capability data base

3rd Berkeley Distribution					  April 29, 1985							  CLEAR(1)