Package: ncurses-bin
Version: 5.5-2
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/bin/clear
Tags: upstream

clear could check its arguments and complain if any except --help,
where upon it could give a usage message, instead of wiping out the
screen.
$ clear /dev/tty1 #should give message instead of ignoring arguments.
Also set $? = 1.
(P.S., "Maintainer for ncurses-bin is 'Daniel Jacobowitz'",
That's my name, but in another language!)


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