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Erase scrollback (ED 3)
ED 3 clears the scrollback buffer. The sequence is
ESC [ 3 J. An xterm extension not part of ECMA-48. Applications may use this for security purposes (clearing sensitive output from scrollback after a password prompt) or to implement a "clear" command that truly clears all terminal history.Supported by 6 of 6 backends (100%)
Support Matrix
| Backend | Version | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alacritty | 0.26.0 | ✓ yes | |
| Ghostty | 1.3.1 | ✓ yes | |
| Kitty | 0.40.0 | ✓ yes | |
| vt100 | 0.1.0 | ✓ yes | |
| WezTerm | 0.1.0-fork.5 | ✓ yes | |
| xterm.js | 5.5.0 | ✓ yes |