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37 * clear.c -- clears the terminal's screen
41 #include <clear_cmd.h>
42 #include <tty_settings.h>
44 MODULE_ID("$Id: clear.c,v 1.24 2021/03/20 18:23:14 tom Exp $")
46 const char *_nc_progname = "clear";
48 static GCC_NORETURN void
51 #define KEEP(s) s "\n"
52 static const char msg[] =
56 KEEP(" -T TERM use this instead of $TERM")
57 KEEP(" -V print curses-version")
58 KEEP(" -x do not try to clear scrollback")
61 (void) fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [options]\n", _nc_progname);
63 ExitProgram(EXIT_FAILURE);
69 char *argv[]GCC_UNUSED)
75 bool opt_x = FALSE; /* clear scrollback if possible */
77 _nc_progname = _nc_rootname(argv[0]);
78 term = getenv("TERM");
80 while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "T:Vx")) != -1) {
88 puts(curses_version());
89 ExitProgram(EXIT_SUCCESS);
90 case 'x': /* do not try to clear scrollback */
101 fd = save_tty_settings(&tty_settings, FALSE);
103 setupterm(term, fd, (int *) 0);
105 ExitProgram((clear_cmd(opt_x) == ERR)