how to clear screen(g++ compiler)

[ugotamail]

hi , i write C program in TC ( turbo C ) . there is a command " clrscr() " to clear the screen. i need equivalent command in linux so that i can use that in my program. i am usuing g++ compiler.

i write

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h >

void main&#40;&#41;

&#123;

  int x;
  
clrscr&#40;&#41;;     //  what is the equivalent command in linux  and  its   header??? 

printf&#40;"hi"&#41;;

// other codes

getch&#40;&#41;;
&#125;

plz give one sample code how to use that?
thanks [/code]

[jasonlambert]

hi , i write C program in TC ( turbo C ) . there is a command " clrscr() " to clear the screen. i need equivalent command in linux so that i can use that in my program. i am usuing g++ compiler.

a few methods:
1) Ncurses. This is a C libary and i beleive it may have something there to do what you want.
2) system() call. "man 3 system", its in stdlib.h IIRC, just call system("clear"); (this may not work, i dont know)
3) int i; for(i=0; i != 60; i++) printf("\n");

[ugotamail]

system("clear");

yes its working.i have checked it.....thanks

[Dolda2000]

That's not really the best solution, though. "clear" is just another ncurses program that only uses the clear call from the ncurses library. It's really much cheaper to call the clear function directly from your program instead of forking and execing.