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Ruby Ruby Basics (Retired) Ruby Numbers Ruby Numbers

Sebastian Eguez
Sebastian Eguez
8,248 Points
Posted by Sebastian Eguez
Sebastian Eguez
8,248 Points

How do I clear my page on a Mac?

treehouse:~/workspace$ irb                                                                  
irb(main):001:0> a = 1                                                                      
=> 1                                                                                        
irb(main):002:0> b = 2                                                                      
=> 2                                                                                        
irb(main):003:0> clear                                                                      
NameError: undefined local variable or method `clear' for main:Object                       
Did you mean?  caller                                                                       
        from (irb):3                                                                        
        from /usr/local/bin/irb:11:in `<main>'

How do I clear this on a Mac?

I'm guessing I can't because a = 1 and there's an "a" un clear.

Cle"a"er.

: )

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

Hey Sebastian,

While in the irb CTRL-L should clear the screen for you.

:dizzy: