The clear(1) manpage is linked to the tput(1) manpage, but the clear utility is only mentioned in the history section. I suggest to make its appearance in the manual page a little more prominent.
Index: tput.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvs/src/usr.bin/tput/tput.1,v retrieving revision 1.21 diff -u -p -r1.21 tput.1 --- tput.1 3 Jun 2014 20:28:24 -0000 1.21 +++ tput.1 4 Aug 2015 00:28:24 -0000 @@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ .Dt TPUT 1 .Os .Sh NAME -.Nm tput +.Nm tput , +.Nm clear .Nd terminal capability interface .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm tput @@ -45,11 +46,17 @@ .Nm tput .Op Fl T Ar term .Fl S +.Nm clear +.Op Fl T Ar term .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm utility makes terminal-dependent information available to users or shell applications. +The +.Nm clear +utility provides the same functionality as +.Nm tput Cm clear . .Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds @@ -166,11 +173,9 @@ and the attribute .Cm longname are extensions to that specification. .Sh HISTORY -A +The .Nm clear -utility implementing the functionality of -.Nm tput Cm clear -first appeared in +utility first appeared in .Bx 2 . The .Nm
