How do you clear the console in MATLAB?

How do you clear the console in MATLAB?

For example, I'm debugging a script that displays a ton of output. I want to clear the console on every run, so I don't have to look through output from old runs.

4 Answers

Short answer, the clc function:

>> clc

You can also select Edit > Clear Command Window in the MATLAB desktop (older versions) or select Clear Command Window from the Command Window pull-down menu:

>> clc %clear command

Related functions include:

>> clf %clear figure
>> cla %clear axis
>> close all %close all windows
>> clear %clear workspace of variables

One more option to achieve the clc is to right-clicking in the command window and choosing 'Clear command window'

There is also a default shortcut for clearing command window, which is CTRL+L. That's probably the fastest way to clear the output.