How to Clear Terminal in VS Code

Like any other modern code editor, the VS Code has an integrated terminal that is generally used to showcase the output of a code.

But how are you supposed to clear the terminal?

Well, the easiest (tested on Windows and Linux) is to hover the cursor over the terminal and use the Ctrl + l to clear the terminal.

Alternatively, you can use the Ctrl + ` to get into the terminal window:

That works but takes a bit longer. What if you want to use any other shortcut? In this tutorial, I will show you how to do that.

Clear the terminal in VS Code

Here, I will walk you through step by step how you can allocate a specific shortcut to clear the terminal in VS Code.

First, press Ctrl + Shift + p and it will bring you the command editor:

Here, you will have to search for clear command for the terminal by typing the following in the command editor:

Terminal: Clear

And click on the little gear icon for the first result:

Here, click on the plus + icon and it will ask you to create a shortcut to clear the terminal. You may use various options, but in case, I went with Ctlr + Alt + l as it was not occupied by any other operation:

Once done, press the Enter key to confirm the shortcut and that's it!

From now on, you don't have to switch to the terminal window to clear the terminal:

Pretty cool. Isn't it?

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By the way, have you heard of VSCodium, a complete open source version of VS Code?

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I hope you will find this helpful. And if you have any queries, feel free to ask in the comments.