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aleksi
aleksi
5,392 Points
Posted by aleksi
aleksi
5,392 Points

Clear irb screen

How do you clear interactive ruby terminal screen without exiting irb and then typing 'clear'?

edit: How do I do that in Treehouse's workspaces?

Sandra Hogan
Sandra Hogan
8,656 Points
Sandra Hogan
Sandra Hogan
8,656 Points

CTRL+L (holding control key and the letter L) will clear your screen without exiting irb

2 Answers

aleksi
aleksi
5,392 Points
aleksi
aleksi
5,392 Points

Thank you for your answer, it worked! :) I tested command + l on mac, that didn't work tho. That's why this simple question.

Sandra Hogan
Sandra Hogan
8,656 Points
Sandra Hogan
Sandra Hogan
8,656 Points

My Macbook has a control button too...right next to the function key on left...did you try that by any chance? I don't use my Mac often so not sure if it works or not.

Steve Shaw
Steve Shaw
898 Points
Steve Shaw
Steve Shaw
898 Points

Yes, on the Mac there is a control key underneath the shift key. So Control + L will work just fine.