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

This code works fine on my node.js server console Windows 7.

process.stdout.write("\u001b[0J\u001b[1J\u001b[2J\u001b[0;0H\u001b[0;0W");

Answer 2

This clears the console on Windows and puts the cursor at 0,0:

var util = require('util');
util.print("\u001b[2J\u001b[0;0H");

or

process.stdout.write("\u001b[2J\u001b[0;0H");

Answer 3

console.log('\033[2J');

This works on linux. Not sure about windows.

You can "trick" the user using something like this:

var lines = process.stdout.getWindowSize()[1];
for(var i = 0; i < lines; i++) {
    console.log('\r\n');
}

Answer 4

i am using a windows CMD and this worked for me

console.clear();

Answer 5

Starting from Node.JS v8.3.0 you can use method clear:

console.clear()

Answer 6

I couldn't get any of the above to work. I'm using nodemon for development and found this the easiest way to clear the console:

  console.log("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n");

It just scrolls the console several lines so you get a clear screen for subsequent console.log commands.

Hope it helps someone.