VS Code terminal, clear terminal before each run of code

Question

I am learning C Programming currently on VS Code. I run program a lot of time repeatedly which mess up terminal. Mostly I use cls before running program to clear previous output of terminal. My default terminal is PowerShell in VS Code. Is there any way to clean terminal before each run.

What I have tried after google search:
-I have tried adding cls to powershell profile but it does not work on every code run.
-Checking clear previous output in coderunner settings didn't work either.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 13 '21 at 15:23

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The easiest way is to add cls to the beginning of your code, but that's not always best:

You can also set a keyboard shortcut for clearing the console (Used to be ctrl+k, but was removed)

You don't want to replace the existing behavior when running code, but a pretty simple one-button solution could be setting up a vs code macro to do Terminal: Clear, and also run your open file in the terminal.

answered Apr 13 '21 at 15:23

Cpt.Whale

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Thnaks for replying, do i have to use this extension [Macros](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=geddski.macros) to create it? – Pankaj-Talesara Apr 13 '21 at 17:53
Can you please review this what I've tried. https://pastebin.com/4fh4xUvp . nothing is happening when i press alt+k. Thanks. – Pankaj-Talesara Apr 13 '21 at 18:12
@Pankaj-Talesara yes - I don't use them myself, but they were recommended farther down in the linked question – Cpt.Whale Apr 13 '21 at 18:13
@Pankaj-Talesara I think in your settings.json > macro > `macro-name` use `workbench.action.terminal.clear` and `workbench.action.debug.start` – Cpt.Whale Apr 13 '21 at 18:30
It worked. Thanks for helping :). what i did: https://pastebin.com/JKaTCs0d – Pankaj-Talesara Apr 14 '21 at 06:46
@Pankaj-Talesara awesome! go ahead and mark it as the answer if it worked for you. – Cpt.Whale Apr 14 '21 at 13:45

VS Code terminal, clear terminal before each run of code

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