# Terminal/Console

Sometimes you need to clear counters or statistics to troubleshoot better.

To do this use the `clear` command in Operational mode.

to clear the console output

```none
vyos@vyos:~$ clear console
```

to clear interface counters

```none
# clear all interfaces
vyos@vyos:~$ clear interface ethernet counters
# clear specific interface
vyos@vyos:~$ clear interface ethernet eth0 counters
```

The command follows the same logic as the `set` command in configuration mode.

```none
# clear all counters of an interface type
vyos@vyos:~$ clear interface <interface_type> counters
# clear counter of an interface in interface_type
vyos@vyos:~$ clear interface <interface_type> <interface_name> counters
```

to clear counters on firewall rulesets or single rules

```none
vyos@vyos:~$ clear firewall name <ipv4 ruleset name> counters
vyos@vyos:~$ clear firewall name <ipv4 ruleset name> rule <rule#> counters

vyos@vyos:~$ clear firewall ipv6-name <ipv6 ruleset name> counters
vyos@vyos:~$ clear firewall ipv6-name <ipv6 ruleset name> rule <rule#> counters
```