ultrix man page for clear

clear(3cur)															       clear(3cur)

Name
       clear, wclear - clear window

Syntax
       #include <cursesX.h>

       int clear()

       int wclear(win)
       WINDOW *win;

Description
       The routine resets the entire default window to blanks and sets the current
       (y, x) coordinates to (0, 0).

       The routine resets the entire specified window to blanks and sets the current (y, x) coordinates to (0, 0).

       The  routine  assumes  that  the  screen may have garbage on it that it doesn't know about.  The routine first calls which copies blanks to
       every position in the default window, and then which clears the physical screen completely on the next call to for

       The routine is a macro.

Return Values
       The and functions return OK on success and ERR on error.

See Also
       clearok(3cur), erase(3cur), refresh(3cur)

																       clear(3cur)