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CLS (command)

In computing, CLS (for clear screen) is a command used by the command-line interpreters COMMAND.COM and cmd.exe on DOS, Digital Research FlexOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS operating systems to clear the screen or console window of commands and any output generated by them. It does not clear the user's history of commands, however. The…

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Developers
DEC, Microsoft, IBM, TSL, DR, Novell, Toshiba, ReactOS Contributors
License
PC-MOS: GPL v3 ReactOS: GPL v2
Operating system
RT-11, DOS, MSX-DOS, FlexOS, PC-MOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, Windows, ReactOS, SymbOS, DexOS
Platform
Cross-platform
Type
Command

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CLS (command)

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples6
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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CLS (command)

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Developers · 1
CLS (command) → DEC, Microsoft, IBM, TSL, DR, Novell, Toshiba, ReactOS Contributors
License · 1
CLS (command) → PC-MOS: GPL v3 ReactOS: GPL v2
Operating system · 1
CLS (command) → RT-11, DOS, MSX-DOS, FlexOS, PC-MOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, Windows, ReactOS, SymbOS, DexOS
Platform · 1
CLS (command) → Cross-platform
Type · 1
CLS (command) → Command

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microsoft command ms-dos commands also clear operating dos windows cls basic os system flexos ibm reactos dec rt-11 screen isbn

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CLS (command)DevelopersDEC, Microsoft, IBM, TSL, DR, Novell, Toshiba, ReactOS Contributors1.00infobox
CLS (command)LicensePC-MOS: GPL v3 ReactOS: GPL v21.00infobox
CLS (command)Operating systemRT-11, DOS, MSX-DOS, FlexOS, PC-MOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, Windows, ReactOS, SymbOS, DexOS1.00infobox
CLS (command)PlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
CLS (command)TypeCommand1.00infobox
Sinclair BASICinstance ofalso have theCLScommand as a BASIC keyword - as do various non-Microsoft implementations of BASIC0.80text

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