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-.\" $Id: clear.1,v 1.45 2023/12/02 20:49:04 tom Exp $
-.TH @CLEAR@ 1 2023-12-02 "ncurses 6.4" "User commands"
+.\" $Id: clear.1,v 1.46 2023/12/16 20:32:22 tom Exp $
+.TH @CLEAR@ 1 2023-12-16 "ncurses 6.4" "User commands"
.ie \n(.g \{\
.ds `` \(lq
.ds '' \(rq
The capabilities to clear the screen and scrollback buffer are named
\*(``clear\*('' and \*(``E3\*('', respectively.
The latter is a \fIuser-defined capability\fP,
-applying an extension mechanism introduced in \fIncurses\fP 5.0 (1999).
+applying an extension mechanism introduced in \fI\%ncurses\fP 5.0
+(1999).
.SH OPTIONS
\fB\%@CLEAR@\fP recognizes the following options.
.TP 9 \" "-T type" + 2n
\fI\%COLUMNS\fP as well.
.TP
.B \-V
-reports the version of \fIncurses\fP associated with this program and
+reports the version of \fI\%ncurses\fP associated with this program and
exits with a successful status.
.TP
.B \-x
The remainder of the script in each case is a copyright notice.
.PP
In 1995,
-\fIncurses\fP's \fBclear\fP began by adapting BSD's original \fBclear\fP
-command to use \fIterminfo\fP.
+\fI\%ncurses\fP's \fBclear\fP began by adapting BSD's original
+\fBclear\fP command to use \fIterminfo\fP.
The \fBE3\fP extension came later.
.bP
In June 1999, \fIxterm\fP provided an extension to the standard control
.bP
Subsequently,
more terminal developers adopted the feature.
-The next relevant step was to change the \fIncurses\fP \fBclear\fP
+The next relevant step was to change the \fI\%ncurses\fP \fBclear\fP
program in 2013 to incorporate this extension.
.bP
In 2013,