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CTRL+L cleans and ERASES the content of terminal

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Description

With certain terminals like Konsole and Hyper, CTRL+L cleans and erases the content displayed in terminal, I wish it cleans it only like Alacritty where the content is maintained and visible when scrolling back.

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Start by locating the terminal handling for CTRL+L and compare the behavior with the terminals named in the report: Konsole, Hyper, and Alacritty. Reproduce the clearing and scrolling behavior, then identify a suitable test or verification path showing that visible terminal content remains available when scrolling back.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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