fix(dev): do not clear screen when dev server starts

on some terminal emulators, "clearing" only scrolls the next line to the top. on others, it erases the scrollback. instead, let users call `clear` themselves (`clear && remix dev`) if they want to clear
remix-run · Jun 28, 2023 · 9766aa7 · 9766aa7
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diff --git a/.changeset/tasty-bats-turn.md b/.changeset/tasty-bats-turn.md
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+---
+"@remix-run/dev": patch
+---
+
+Do not clear screen when dev server starts
+
+On some terminal emulators, "clearing" only scrolls the next line to the
+top. on others, it erases the scrollback.
+
+Instead, let users call `clear` themselves (`clear && remix dev`) if
+they want to clear.
diff --git a/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts b/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts
@@ -223,8 +223,6 @@ export async function dev(
     tlsCert?: string;
   } = {}
 ) {
-  // clear screen
-  process.stdout.write("\x1Bc");
   console.log(`\n 💿  remix dev\n`);
 
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV && process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development") {