Commit 7da8c746 authored by Chris's avatar Chris
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replaced clear_screen system() calls with a (hopefully) cross-platform equivalent

parent 110652c9

utils.c

+12 −5
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@@ -19,9 +19,16 @@ void sleep_ms(const unsigned int ms) { 
}



void clear_screen(void) {

    #ifdef _WIN32

        system("cls");

    #else

        system("clear");

    #endif

    // #ifdef _WIN32

    //     system("cls");

    // #else

    //     system("clear");

    // #endif



    // the below approach is cross-platform!

    // breakdown:

    //      - \e is the escape character, beginning the escape sequence

    //      - [1:1H moves cursor to row 1, column 1

    //      - [2J is an escape character that clears the entire screen

    printf("\e[1;1H\e[2J");

}