equivalent of clrscr() on unix/linux??

nkhambal · #1 03-Sep-2004, 16:30

Hi,

Like clrscr() on windows platform which function should i use to clear the display screen on Unix platform?I am using Linux with gcc complier.

Thanks,

davekw7x · #2 03-Sep-2004, 16:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by nkhambal

Hi,

Like clrscr() on windows platform which function should i use to clear the display screen on Unix platform?I am using Linux with gcc complier.

Thanks,

If, on a command line, you enter

clear

It should clear the screen. (If it works, it means that there is an executable on the default $PATH, typically /usr/bin/clear.)

If it works, then in your C or C++ program you can have the following:

CPP / C++ / C Code:

  system("clear");

and it will do the same thing as entering the command from a command line.

Regards,

Dave

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