How Do You Clear The IRB Console?

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John Topley picture John Topley · Sep 22, 2008 · Viewed 60.1k times · Source

How do you clear the IRB console screen?

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John Topley picture John Topley · Sep 22, 2008

On Mac OS X or Linux you can use Ctrl + L to clear the IRB screen.

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