Picocom Clear Screen |best| Review

Clearing the screen in Picocom is a trivial task once you understand the philosophy behind the tool. Picocom treats your local terminal and the remote serial device as separate domains. The escape sequence Ctrl+A followed by Ctrl+L is your bridge to the local terminal.

#!/bin/bash # Clear the terminal before starting Picocom clear echo "Starting Picocom on $1 at baud $2" echo "Press Ctrl+A Ctrl+L to clear screen during session" picocom $1 -b $2 picocom clear screen

for a few minutes. The screen becomes a mess. Clearing the screen in Picocom is a trivial

Pro-tip: If you miss the timing or press something else, Picocom may interpret C-a followed by an invalid command and beep or do nothing. Just try again. Just try again

Picocom is a lean, mean, serial terminal emulation machine. It is the go-to tool for developers and sysadmins who want a no-nonsense way to talk to hardware. But because it is so minimalist, simple tasks—like clearing a messy terminal buffer—can feel like a puzzle.