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# clear

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## Syntax ##

<div class="irssisyntax highlight"><pre style="\-\-cmdlen:5ch"><code><span class="synB">CLEAR</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-all</span>]</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn09">&lt;refnum></span>]</span></code></pre></div>



## Parameters ##


| | |
| --- | --- |
| `-all`: |     Clear all the windows |

The window number to clear; if no argument is given, the active window
will be used.

## Description ##

Scrolls up the text in the window and fills the window with blank lines; you
may want to use this to make new text start at the top of the window again.

## See also ##
[REDRAW](/documentation/help/1.0/redraw), [SCROLLBACK](/documentation/help/1.0/scrollback), [CLEAR](/documentation/help/1.0/clear)