McTheels
Clear screen in an iex session?
iex> clear
Cannot clear the screen because ANSI escape codes are not enabled on this shell
iex>_
Question is, how do i enable the escape codes to clear the screen in an iex session.?
I don’t like having to restart the session every time i need a fresh screen.
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kokolegorille
Ok, You can try to type this in iex console…
iex> Application.put_env(:elixir, :ansi_enabled, true)
If it works, You can copy this line to your .iex.exs file
kokolegorille
Hello and welcome,
You could tell us on which OS You are… because it’s not obvious You are running Windows.
Maybe try this
Application.put_env(:elixir, :ansi_enabled, true)
crazymevt
If you’re on windows running from the command prompt here is some info I have kept when I was trying this
To enable ANSI colors in windows command prompt follow the below instructions Add the following registry key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console] "VirtualTerminalLevel"=dword:00000001
For more indepth howto: https://superuser.com/a/1300251
wanton7
Get Windows Terminal (Preview) from Microsoft Store.
Then Application.put_env(:elixir, :ansi_enabled, true) and clear will work.
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