How do I clear the console in BOTH Windows and Linux using C++

Question

I need a cross platform solution for clearing the console in both Linux and Windows written in C++. Are there any functions in doing this? Also make note that I don\'t want

Answer 1

On linux it's possible to clear the console. The finest way is to write the following escape sequence to stdout:

write(1,"\E[H\E[2J",7);

which is what /usr/bin/clear does, without the overhead of creating another process.