Being used to Linux I typed clear into MySQL CLI and expected the screen to clear - it did not. But it didn't produce a syntax error or any other kind of notice.
I decided to type any random word into it
MariaDB [db_name] > trey;
This produced:
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'trey' at line 1
Which I kind of expected, but now it's making me worried that clear is doing something behind-the-scenes.
When I searched the webs for MySQL clear man, nothing came up. I'm not specifically asking how to clear the screen as I found SO posts detailing how-to, but what does clear do? And why doesn't it produce a syntax error?