Are you lazy enough to not want to type clear? Well, we got you covered! Tired of writing long, tedious commands? Meet cls – the shorter, snappier, and way more entertaining way to clear your terminal screen!

TL;DR: cls does the same thing as clear, but with way fewer keystrokes. You're welcome!

Works on all Linux distributions (Debian, Red Hat, Alpine, Arch, etc.) and Android (Termux):

git clone https://github.com/MIbnEKhalid/cls.git
cd cls
sudo bash install.sh

For Ubuntu, Debian, and derivatives:

wget https://github.com/MIbnEKhalid/cls/releases/download/v1.0.2/cls_1.0.2-1_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i cls_1.0.2-1_all.deb

Copy the script directly to your system:

git clone https://github.com/MIbnEKhalid/cls.git
cd cls
sudo install -m 755 cls /usr/local/bin/cls

For Termux (Android):

git clone https://github.com/MIbnEKhalid/cls.git
cd cls
install -m 755 cls "$PREFIX/bin/cls"

To build the Debian package from source:

1. Install build dependencies:

   sudo apt install build-essential debhelper devscripts git

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/MIbnEKhalid/cls.git
   cd cls

3. Build the package:

   dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc && sudo dpkg -i ../cls_1.0.2-1_all.deb

The command is case-insensitive. All these variations work:

cls   # lowercase
Cls   # Title case
CLS   # uppercase
CLs   # mixed case

cls
cls -h, --help                # Display help message
cls -v, --version             # Display version information
cls -c, --compatible          # Clear screen in compatible mode

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt remove cls

# Red Hat/Fedora/CentOS
sudo dnf remove cls
# or
sudo yum remove cls

# Alpine Linux
sudo apk del cls

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -R cls

# Most systems
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/cls

# Termux (Android)
rm $PREFIX/bin/cls

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

For questions or contributions, please contact:

• Muhammad Bin Khalid
  • Website: mbktechstudio.com/Support
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Alternate Email: [email protected]