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Another, less complex method would entail: 

print `clear` , "\n";

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Re: Answer: How do you clear the screen?
by busunsl (Vicar) on Mar 22, 2001 at 11:46 UTC
    Why the print stuff?

    This is enough: 

    system('clear');

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    But it only works on *nix systems, it fails on win32.
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