keystroke to clear screen in psql?

Question

I want a shortcut key to clear the screen in my (Windows 7) psql console just like CTRL-l clears the screen in my R console. I am tired of typing '! cls'. Do I need to write a macro for this? I am running Postgres 9.35. '\r' resets the query buffer but does not clear the screen. Thanks in advance for your help, sorry if I have just missed something simple.

Answer 1

As an alternative to Ctrl-L use, e.g. for scripts in an linux environment:

\! clear 

or

\! cls 

for Microsoft.

Answer 2

Please use: CTRL + L

Check out the link: http://postgresql.nabble.com/psql-in-bash-how-to-clear-screen-td2141886.html