Clear the terminal without stopping the program

Asked Aug 12 '22 at 09:44

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Is it possible to clear a terminal but without having to stop the current running program

asked Aug 12 '22 at 09:44

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Probably yes. However, please elaborate on the situation. Which program is running? Is it displaying output? You can put a process to the background by pressing Ctrl + Z, and then resume it with the command fg - does this match your usecase? – Artur Meinild Aug 12 '22 at 10:31
Yes. thanks @ArturMeinild this is what i am looking for – takunda madechangu Aug 12 '22 at 15:56
@ArturMeinild Would you mind posting that as an answer as it should work for the OP? I’d upvote it if you did - thanks! – cocomac Aug 13 '22 at 06:46
It's a duplicate - the answer is in the above thread here. – Artur Meinild Aug 13 '22 at 07:09

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