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Terminal does not support clear

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Description

When i run things like tmux i get the error message saying that terminal does not support clear

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by running tmux in MacVim and capture the full terminal error and environment details. Trace the terminal capability handling that produces the message; done means tmux no longer reports that the terminal does not support clear, with a regression test if the existing test structure exposes this behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
vim
Domain
cli, desktop-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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