Node.Js on windows - How to clear console

Question

Being totally new into node.js environment and philosophy i would like answers to few questions. I had downloaded the node.js for windows installer and also node package man

Answer 1

process.stdout.write('\033c');

This also works on windows. Win7 at least.

Answer 2

Haven't tested this on Windows but works on unix. The trick is in the child_process module. Check the documentation. You can save this code as a file and load it to the REPL every time you need it.

var util = require('util');
var exec = require('child_process').exec;

function clear(){
    exec('clear', function(error, stdout, stderr){
        util.puts(stdout);
    });    
}

Answer 3

This is for Linux mainly but is also reported to work in Windows.

There is Ctrl + L in Gnome Terminal that clears the terminal as such. It can be used with Python, Node JS or any Interpreter presumably that uses terminal. I tend to clear many times hence this is very handy. Instaed of doing clear in Gnome Terminal you can just do Ctrl + L, it has nothing to do with the REPL running.

Answer 4

If you're using VSCode you can use CTRL + K. I know this is not a generic solution but may help some people.

Answer 5

Just use CTRL + L on windows to clear the console.

Answer 6

And to clear the console while in strict mode on Windows:

'use strict';
process.stdout.write('\x1Bc');