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From: Ted Dennison <dennison@escmail.orl.mmc.com>
Subject: Re: How can I clear the screen?
Date: 1996/03/29
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Hung Huynh wrote:
> I understand that your CSI is equal to  ESC & "[" , but why does the
> output of the string "ESC[2J" cause a screen clear? Does it have something
> to do with ANSI?

It has everything to do with ANSI/VT100. If the text display this is
being written to supports ANSI/VT100/VT220 etc., then this will clear
the screen. If it does not, then you will likely see some random
garbage with a "2J" at the end.

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