Question: I want to clearscreen from bash in a cygwin terminal.
I have tried

```
cmd /c cls
echo -e "^V^L"
echo -e "\014"

```

None of these work - they all give a "linefeed". Pressing CTRL+L does work - but I want to call it from a Bash script.

Any ideas?

Answer: 
I have this in my ~/.bashrc:

```
alias clear='printf "\033c"'

```

likewise, printf "\033c" clears the screen from within a bash script.
Alt+F8 to clear screen and Ctrl-L to skip page