Hello, Try cls2 <- function(lines=25) cat(rep("\n", lines)) cls2() It's simpler, and doesn't need any special package. (In my system, R 2.14.1/Windows 7, i386 or x64, '\f' didn't work.) Hope this helps, Rui Barradas -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/clear-console-tp4521532p4521663.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.