How do you clear the console screen in C?

Question

Is there a "proper" way to clear the console window in C, besides using system("cls")?

Answer 1

printf("\e[1;1H\e[2J"); 

This function will work on ANSI terminals, demands POSIX. I assume there is a version that might also work on window's console, since it also supports ANSI escape sequences.

#include <unistd.h>  void clearScreen() {   const char *CLEAR_SCREEN_ANSI = "\e[1;1H\e[2J";   write(STDOUT_FILENO, CLEAR_SCREEN_ANSI, 12); } 

There are some other alternatives, some of which don't move the cursor to {1,1}.