.hd clear "clear terminal screen" 02/22/82 clear .ds 'Clear' outputs the correct characters to clear a terminal screen. It calls 'vtinit' to get the user's terminal characteristics. If the terminal type is found, the screen is updated with the blank screen to clear it, otherwise 25 blank lines are output to clear the screen. .es clear .fl =vth=/ .sa vtinit (2), vtupd (2), and other VTH routines (vt?*) (2)