Command history is lost when using "clear" command in terminal

[vcwygir]

Hello,

I have noticed that some command history is lost when I use the clear command in my terminal. Can you explain why this is happening?

Thank you.

[djhohnstein]

Hey there!

What I suspect is happening is that all input and output is written to a file, as in their raw bytes, including control characters. When you cat the results, the terminal renders all text in the file including control characters, so it appears you've lost data. If you examine the file with xxd or in a text editor it may still be there.