Clear-Host

Clears the display in the host program. PowerShell reference

From the PowerShell reference Aliases clear, cls

What it does

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Clears the display in the host program. The Clear-Host function removes all text from the current display, including commands and output that might have accumulated. When complete, it displays the command prompt. You can use the function name or its alias, cls. Clear-Host affects only the current display. It does not delete saved results or remove any items from the session. Session-specific items, such as variables and functions, are not affected by this function. Because the behavior of the Clear-Host function is determined by the host program, Clear-Host might work differently in different host programs.

Clear-Host

Example 1

PS> Get-Process | Select-Object -First 5

Handles NPM(K) PM(K) WS(K) VM(M) CPU(s) Id ProcessName
------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ------ -- -----------
843 33 14428 22556 99 17.41 1688 CcmExec
44 6 2196 4964 52 0.23 692 conhost
646 12 2332 4896 49 1.12 388 csrss
189 11 2860 7084 114 0.66 2896 csrss
78 11 1876 4008 42 0.22 4000 csrss

PS> Clear-Host

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Clear-Host

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