Git Bash Terminal Clear

[hanselmandrew]

When using git bash via the vs code terminal, the terminal clear command does not reset the cursor to the top of the terminal window. Git bash supports a clear command. Using this clears the screen and resets the cursor position to the beginning.

I can reproduce in the following way:

1. Opening VSCode
2. Opening a terminal instance connected to git bash
3. Hit return multiple times to create lines with git bash info
4. Use a shortcut key (CTRL+L in my case) or the command input box to execute "Terminal: Clear"
5. Press return/enter once creates a proper line at the top of the terminal
6. Further returns will skip a portion of the terminal down to where the cursor was previous to the clear command

It appears switching from the terminal to a different tab (debug console, output, problems) returns the "cleared" text to the terminal.

VSCode Version: 1.35.1
Windows 10 v1903 (Build 18362.175)

Extensions

Extension Name	Version
CoenraadS.bracket-pair-colorizer	1.0.61
DavidAnson.vscode-markdownlint	0.28.0
formulahendry.code-runner	0.9.11
lonefy.vscode-JS-CSS-HTML-formatter	0.2.3
ms-python.python	2019.6.22090
ritwickdey.LiveServer	5.6.1
sbrink.elm	0.25.0
Shan.code-settings-sync	3.3.1
xabikos.JavaScriptSnippets	1.7.2
yzhang.markdown-all-in-one	2.4.0

[vscodebot]

(Experimental duplicate detection)
Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• Git Bash terminal issue (#75486)
• Git terminal is not clearing with command ctrl + l (#75896)
• clear command - Windows Terminal in VSCode (#75607)

[Tyriar]

/duplicate #75141