## NAME

d.erase - Erases the contents of the active graphics display frame with user defined color.

## KEYWORDS

display, graphics, monitors

## SYNOPSIS

d.erase
d.erase --help
d.erase [-f] [bgcolor=name] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

### Flags:

-f
  Remove all frames and erase the screen
--help
  Print usage summary
--verbose
  Verbose module output
--quiet
  Quiet module output
--ui
  Force launching GUI dialog

### Parameters:

bgcolor=name
  Background color
  Either a standard color name or R:G:B triplet
  Default: white

## DESCRIPTION

d.erase erases the contents of the active graphics frame, and replaces it with the color black (by default) or by whatever color is specified by the user.

## SEE ALSO

d.mon, d.redraw, d.rast, d.vect

## AUTHOR

James Westervelt, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: d.erase source code (history)

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