Miscellaneous

reset

Reset the terminal to a sane state — fixes garbled or broken terminals.

Synopsis

syntax
reset [OPTION]...

Examples

Reset terminal to default state
reset
Alternative using tput
tput reset

About reset

The `reset` command reset the terminal to a sane state — fixes garbled or broken terminals. Utility commands cover a broad range of everyday tasks from date manipulation and arithmetic to terminal control and system documentation.

These tools fill in the gaps between major categories and are frequently used in shell scripts, cron jobs, and interactive sessions. The command accepts 0 commonly used flags shown above, though the full set of options is available in the man page (`man reset`).

The 2 examples on this page cover typical real-world usage patterns that you can copy and adapt for your own workflows.

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