I use this too but on linux, I am constantly hitting cmd-k and control-l in a sort of futile attempt to reset the screen correctly.

I think this needs a solution -- a keymapping and a function that resets the terminal need to be consciously united.

actually, I think I need a full set of keystrokes for linux. Somehow on ubuntu pressing the command key leads to all the windows rearranging like expose on mac.

sigh.