How to clear mysql screen console in windows?

Question

The title is my question. I googled and try something like

mysql> !\\ clear
mysql> !\\ cls
mysql> system cls
mysql> system clear 

blah blah ...
         


        

Answer 1

You are typing the command wrong. It is "\" before "!" and not after. The command ctrl+L will not work for windows. To clear mysql console screen, type following command.

mysql> \! cls

This will do the job for windows. "\!" is used to execute system shell command. "cls" is command to clear windows command prompt screen. Similarly if you are on linux, you will type "ctrl+L" or following,

mysql> \! clear

source: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysql-commands.html