d.erase(1)

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version 8.4.2 · 8 versions
, in fedora 44

✨ d.erase — the manual page, bestie edition ✨

okay so this is d.erase(1) from the GRASS GIS User's Manual — yes that GRASS, the Geographic Resources Analysis Support System, the whole entire GIS situation 💅 she's a classic, she's iconic, and she's about to wipe your screen clean. literally.

🎀 NAME 🎀

d.erase — erases the contents of the active graphics display frame with user defined color.

like. it's the eraser. the big pink one shaped like a strawberry that everyone wanted in third grade 🍓

🔑 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. it's giving scorched earth. no frames left, no survivors, just vibes 🌈
  • --help — Print usage summary. your bestie when you're confused.
  • --verbose — Verbose module output. she will over-share, and honestly? respect.
  • --quiet — Quiet module output. the silent treatment, but make it a feature 🤫
  • --ui — Force launching GUI dialog. clicky-clicky mode, activated ✨

🌸 Parameters 🌸

  • bgcolor=name — Background color. Either a standard color name or R:G:B triplet. Default: white.
so real talk: a standard color name or an R:G:B triplet. both valid. pick your fighter. the default is white — noted. remember this. we'll come back to it 👀

💖 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.

💀 okay bestie i have to say it because the way that the description says black by default but the parameter list literally says Default: white... the manual said what it said and i am NOT touching it. both are in here, character for character, exactly as written. i'm just the messenger. i don't make the rules. i just read them out loud with enthusiasm 🎀

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

  • d.mon
  • d.redraw
  • d.rast
  • d.vect

the whole display squad, fr fr 🫶

⭐ AUTHOR ⭐

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

ngl that is a serious institution to be attached to a screen-erasing tool and that's main character energy if i've ever seen it 🏆

🔥 SOURCE CODE 🔥

Available at: d.erase source code (history)

Accessed: Saturday Jan 17 05:40:34 2026

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and that's the whole page, bestie ✨💖 go forth and erase responsibly — this was GRASS GIS 8.4.2, dated Saturday Jan 17 05:40:34 2026, © 2003-2025 GRASS Development Team, slay 💅🌈👑

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