Is there a way to clear the IntelliJ output terminal?

Question

I've written some Sysout lines, and I want to create an if else where the output console is cleared?

if(pass.length() < 8){
        System.out.println("");
//now I would like the output terminal to be cleared
    }else {
        System.out.println("");
    }

Prepared to answer any questions. Feel free to edit. If this is a previous answered question, please let me know, I can't seem to find anything.

It doesn't seem possible to me. What you can try as a workaround is to print 100 empty lines. It will clear the console. — Spasoje Petronijević, Feb 11 '21 at 16:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 11 '21 at 16:45

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IntelliJ IDEA console is not a real terminal, so there is no command to clear it from your Java code.

answered Feb 11 '21 at 16:45

chptr-one

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Alright - what would you recommend I do? Run it from cmd? – mhvejs Feb 11 '21 at 16:48
Yes. And read this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2979383/java-clear-the-console – chptr-one Feb 11 '21 at 16:49

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 12 '21 at 07:36

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You can easily do that with Grep Console plugin.

But only for a Console - and you are talking about console, not Terminal that is used for JS/NPM/GoLand and others.

answered Feb 12 '21 at 07:36

Meo

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Is there a way to clear the IntelliJ output terminal?

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