# clear command
Type `clear` to clear all the previous commands that were run in the current terminal.
The screen will clear and you will just see the prompt at the top:
> Note: this command has a handy shortcut: `ctrl-L`
Once you do that, you will lose access to scrolling to see the output of the previous commands entered.
So you might want to use `clear -x` instead, which still clears the screen, but lets you go back to see the previous work by scrolling up.
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