Add the clearBuffer action which is in 1.12#478
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As in microsoft/terminal#10906 ### Clear Buffer ([Preview](https://aka.ms/terminal-preview)) This action can be used to manually clear the Terminal buffer. This is useful for scenarios where you're not sitting at a command-line shell prompt and can't easily run `Clear-Host`/`cls`/`clear`. **Command name:** `clearBuffer` **Default bindings:** ```json { "command": { "action": "clearBuffer", "clear": "all" } }, ``` #### Actions | Name | Necessity | Accepts | Description | | ---- | --------- | ------- | ----------- | | `clear` | Optional | `"screen"`, `"scrollback"`, `"all"` | What part of the screen to clear. <ul><li>`"screen"`: Clear the terminal viewport content. Leaves the scrollback untouched. Moves the cursor row to the top of the viewport (unmodified).</li><li>`"scrollback"`: Clear the scrollback. Leaves the viewport untouched.</li><li>`"all"` (_default_): Clear the scrollback and the visible viewport. Moves the cursor row to the top of the viewport. </li></ul> | | `relative` | Optional | Boolean | If true, then adjust the current opacity by the given `opacity` parameter. If false, set the opacity to exactly that value. | > [!IMPORTANT] > This feature is only available in [Windows Terminal Preview](https://aka.ms/terminal-preview).
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As in microsoft/terminal#10906
Clear Buffer (Preview)
This action can be used to manually clear the Terminal buffer. This is useful for scenarios where you're not sitting at a command-line shell prompt and can't easily run
Clear-Host/cls/clear.Command name:
clearBufferDefault bindings:
{ "command": { "action": "clearBuffer", "clear": "all" } },Actions
clear"screen","scrollback","all""screen": Clear the terminal viewport content. Leaves the scrollback untouched. Moves the cursor row to the top of the viewport (unmodified)."scrollback": Clear the scrollback. Leaves the viewport untouched."all"(default): Clear the scrollback and the visible viewport. Moves the cursor row to the top of the viewport.relativeopacityparameter. If false, set the opacity to exactly that value.Important
This feature is only available in Windows Terminal Preview.