+ type given by the environment variable <STRONG>TERM</STRONG>, and then in
+ the <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> database to determine how to clear the
+ screen.
+
+ <STRONG>clear</STRONG> writes to the standard output. You can redirect the
+ standard output to a file (which prevents <STRONG>clear</STRONG> from actu-
+ ally clearing the screen), and later <STRONG>cat</STRONG> the file to the
+ screen, clearing it at that point.