%reset now takes optional in/out/dhist/array args

this functionality used to live in extensions/clearcmd.py, and in
PR  #1309, due to the fact that we already had a %clear magic for
resetting the screen, it was decided that it'd be best to incorporate
the functionality inside the %reset magic.

IPython/core/completerlib.py

@@ -316,6 +316,6 b' def cd_completer(self, event):'
 
     return [compress_user(p, tilde_expand, tilde_val) for p in found]
 
-def clear_completer(self, event):
-    "A completer for %clear magic"
-    return 'in out array dhist'.split()
+def reset_completer(self, event):
+    "A completer for %reset magic"
+    return '-f -s in out array dhist'.split()

IPython/core/interactiveshell.py

@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 b' class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable, Magic):'
         """
         from IPython.core.completer import IPCompleter
         from IPython.core.completerlib import (module_completer,
-                magic_run_completer, cd_completer, clear_completer)
+                magic_run_completer, cd_completer, reset_completer)
 
         self.Completer = IPCompleter(shell=self,
                                      namespace=self.user_ns,
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 b' class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable, Magic):'
         self.set_hook('complete_command', module_completer, str_key = 'from')
         self.set_hook('complete_command', magic_run_completer, str_key = '%run')
         self.set_hook('complete_command', cd_completer, str_key = '%cd')
-        self.set_hook('complete_command', clear_completer, str_key = '%clear')
+        self.set_hook('complete_command', reset_completer, str_key = '%reset')
 
         # Only configure readline if we truly are using readline.  IPython can
         # do tab-completion over the network, in GUIs, etc, where readline

IPython/core/magic.py

@@ -960,7 +960,10 b' Currently the magic system has the following functions:\\n"""'
                     print vstr[:25] + "<...>" + vstr[-25:]
 
     def magic_reset(self, parameter_s=''):
-        """Resets the namespace by removing all names defined by the user.
+        """Resets the namespace by removing all names defined by the user, if
+        called without arguments, or by removing some types of objects, such
+        as everything currently in IPython's In[] and Out[] containers (see
+        the parameters for details).
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -971,6 +974,18 b' Currently the magic system has the following functions:\\n"""'
           we do a 'hard' reset, giving you a new session and removing all
           references to objects from the current session.
 
+        in : reset input history
+       
+        out : reset output history
+       
+        dhist : reset directory history
+        
+        array : reset only variables that are NumPy arrays
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        %reset_selective
+
         Examples
         --------
         In [6]: a = 1
@@ -986,13 +1001,20 b' Currently the magic system has the following functions:\\n"""'
         In [1]: 'a' in _ip.user_ns
         Out[1]: False
 
+        In [2]: %reset -f in
+        Flushing input history
+
+        In [3]: %reset -f dhist in 
+        Flushing directory history
+        Flushing input history
+
         Notes
         -----
         Calling this magic from clients that do not implement standard input,
         such as the ipython notebook interface, will reset the namespace
         without confirmation.
         """
-        opts, args = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'sf')
+        opts, args = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'sf', mode='list')
         if 'f' in opts:
             ans = True
         else:
@@ -1009,11 +1031,54 b' Currently the magic system has the following functions:\\n"""'
             user_ns = self.shell.user_ns
             for i in self.magic_who_ls():
                 del(user_ns[i])
-
-        else:                     # Hard reset
+        elif len(args) == 0:                # Hard reset
             self.shell.reset(new_session = False)
 
+        # reset in/out/dhist/array: previously extensinions/clearcmd.py
+        ip = self.shell
+        user_ns = self.user_ns  # local lookup, heavily used
+
+        for target in args:
+            if target == 'out':
+                print "Flushing output cache (%d entries)" % len(user_ns['_oh'])
+                self.displayhook.flush()
+
+            elif target == 'in':
+                print "Flushing input history"
+                pc = self.displayhook.prompt_count + 1
+                for n in range(1, pc):
+                    key = '_i'+repr(n)
+                    user_ns.pop(key,None)
+                user_ns.update(dict(_i=u'',_ii=u'',_iii=u''))
+                hm = ip.history_manager
+                # don't delete these, as %save and %macro depending on the length
+                # of these lists to be preserved
+                hm.input_hist_parsed[:] = [''] * pc
+                hm.input_hist_raw[:] = [''] * pc
+                # hm has internal machinery for _i,_ii,_iii, clear it out
+                hm._i = hm._ii = hm._iii = hm._i00 =  u''
+
+            elif target == 'array':
+                # Support cleaning up numpy arrays
+                try:
+                    from numpy import ndarray
+                    # This must be done with items and not iteritems because we're
+                    # going to modify the dict in-place.
+                    for x,val in user_ns.items():
+                        if isinstance(val,ndarray):
+                            del user_ns[x]
+                except ImportError:
+                    print "reset array only works if Numpy is available."
+
+            elif target == 'dhist':
+                print "Flushing directory history"
+                del user_ns['_dh'][:]
 
+            else:
+                print "Don't know how to reset ",
+                print target + ", please run `%reset?` for details"
+
+        gc.collect()
 
     def magic_reset_selective(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Resets the namespace by removing names defined by the user.
@@ -1027,6 +1092,10 b' Currently the magic system has the following functions:\\n"""'
         Options
           -f : force reset without asking for confirmation.
 
+        See Also
+        --------
+        %reset
+
         Examples
         --------
 
@@ -3698,60 +3767,4 b' Defaulting color scheme to \'NoColor\'"""'
             except Exception as e:
                 error(e)
 
-    def magic_clear(self, s):
-        """Clear various data (e.g. stored history data)
-
-        %clear in  - clear input history
-        %clear out - clear output history
-        %clear dhist - clear dir history
-        %clear array - clear only variables that are NumPy arrays
-
-        Examples
-        --------
-        ::
-
-            In [1]: clear in
-            Flushing input history
-
-            In [2]: clear dhist
-            Clearing directory history
-        """
-        ip = self.shell
-        user_ns = self.user_ns  # local lookup, heavily used
-
-        for target in s.split():
-            if target == 'out':
-                print "Flushing output cache (%d entries)" % len(user_ns['_oh'])
-                self.displayhook.flush()
-
-            elif target == 'in':
-                print "Flushing input history"
-                pc = self.displayhook.prompt_count + 1
-                for n in range(1, pc):
-                    key = '_i'+repr(n)
-                    user_ns.pop(key,None)
-                user_ns.update(dict(_i=u'',_ii=u'',_iii=u''))
-                # don't delete these, as %save and %macro depending on the length
-                # of these lists to be preserved
-                self.history_manager.input_hist_parsed[:] = [''] * pc
-                self.history_manager.input_hist_raw[:] = [''] * pc
-
-            elif target == 'array':
-                # Support cleaning up numpy arrays
-                try:
-                    from numpy import ndarray
-                    # This must be done with items and not iteritems because we're
-                    # going to modify the dict in-place.
-                    for x,val in user_ns.items():
-                        if isinstance(val,ndarray):
-                            del user_ns[x]
-                except ImportError:
-                    print "Clear array only works if Numpy is available."
-
-            elif target == 'dhist':
-                print "Clearing directory history"
-                del user_ns['_dh'][:]
-
-            gc.collect()
-
 # end Magic

IPython/core/tests/test_magic.py

@@ -185,44 +185,44 b' def test_macro_run():'
 
 
 @dec.skipif_not_numpy
-def test_numpy_clear_array_undec():
-    "Test '%clear array' functionality"
+def test_numpy_reset_array_undec():
+    "Test '%reset array' functionality"
     _ip.ex('import numpy as np')
     _ip.ex('a = np.empty(2)')
     yield (nt.assert_true, 'a' in _ip.user_ns)
-    _ip.magic('clear array')
+    _ip.magic('reset -f array')
     yield (nt.assert_false, 'a' in _ip.user_ns)
 
-def test_clear():
-    "Test '%clear' magic provided by IPython.extensions.clearcmd"
+def test_reset_args():
+    "Test '%reset' magic with args which used to be extensions.clearcmd"
     _ip = get_ipython()
     _ip.run_cell("parrot = 'dead'", store_history=True)
-    # test '%clear out', make an Out prompt
+    # test '%reset -f out', make an Out prompt
     _ip.run_cell("parrot", store_history=True)
     nt.assert_true('dead' in [_ip.user_ns[x] for x in '_','__','___'])
-    _ip.magic('clear out')
+    _ip.magic('reset -f out')
     nt.assert_false('dead' in [_ip.user_ns[x] for x in '_','__','___'])
     nt.assert_true(len(_ip.user_ns['Out']) == 0)
 
-    # test '%clear in'
+    # test '%reset -f in'
     _ip.run_cell("parrot", store_history=True)
     nt.assert_true('parrot' in [_ip.user_ns[x] for x in '_i','_ii','_iii'])
-    _ip.magic('%clear in')
+    _ip.magic('%reset -f in')
     nt.assert_false('parrot' in [_ip.user_ns[x] for x in '_i','_ii','_iii'])
     nt.assert_true(len(set(_ip.user_ns['In'])) == 1)
 
-    # test '%clear dhist'
+    # test '%reset -f dhist'
     _ip.run_cell("tmp = [d for d in _dh]") # copy before clearing
     _ip.magic('cd')
     _ip.magic('cd -')
     nt.assert_true(len(_ip.user_ns['_dh']) > 0)
-    _ip.magic('clear dhist')
+    _ip.magic('reset -f dhist')
     nt.assert_true(len(_ip.user_ns['_dh']) == 0)
     _ip.run_cell("_dh = [d for d in tmp]") #restore
 
     # test that In length is preserved for %macro
     _ip.run_cell("print 'foo'")
-    _ip.run_cell("clear in")
+    _ip.run_cell("reset -f in")
     nt.assert_true(len(_ip.user_ns['In']) == _ip.displayhook.prompt_count+1)
 
 def test_time():