How do you clear the console in MATLAB?

Question

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.

Answer 1

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:

Answer 2

>> clc %clear command 

Related functions include:

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