ED—Erase in Display

This control function erases characters from part or all of the display. When you erase complete lines, they become single-height, single-width lines, with all visual character attributes cleared. ED works inside or outside the scrolling margins.

Format

CSI 9/11

Ps 3/n

J 4/10

Parameters

Ps
represents the amount of the display to erase.

Ps	Area Erased
0 (default)	From the cursor through the end of the display
1	From the beginning of the display through the cursor
2	The complete display

Programming Tip
Use a Ps value of 2 to erase the complete display in a fast, efficient manner.