topic Is there a way to clear the terminal screen without closing the terminal on VOSS OS? in ExtremeSwitching (VSP/Fabric Engine)

Is there a way to clear the terminal screen without closing the terminal on VOSS OS?

Glenn_VUB — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:19:23 GMT

I would like to know if there is a way to clear the terminal screen without closing the terminal on VOSS OS, (VSP-7400 series).

I don't like when I am testing that the screen gets full of commands, sometimes I just want a fresh screen.

Already tried:

clear
clear screen
clear terminal
CTRL + L
Looked it up online but could not find a answer specific for the voss OS

Thank you.

Re: Is there a way to clear the terminal screen without closing the terminal on VOSS OS?

Ludovico_Steven — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:37:02 GMT

VOSS CLI does not have that option; can't think of any other switch OS CLI having that option either..

Anyway relying on the connected device to clear the terminal screen is hopeless unless the device supports it..

If you care to try my ACLI terminal, it processes the CTRL-L locally, and clears the screen without any need for the connected device to co-operate!

https://github.com/lgastevens/ACLI-terminal

Re: Is there a way to clear the terminal screen without closing the terminal on VOSS OS?

Robert_Haynes — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:40:26 GMT

While there is a "help ttychars" there does not appear to be any shortcut listed there to clear the console. I do not support the VOSS platform but it does not look like an available option to me.