The option 'replace' works with 'use' command

[Sanjib Pradhan]

It is little amusing that the option 'replace' works with 'use' command to load a Stata dataset even though there is no such option in the syntax of 'use' command. Does the syntax manual need some updation?

[Leonardo Guizzetti]

The official option since at least version 13 is -clear-. You have found either an undocumented synonym or perhaps a long replaced syntax option from an earlier version.