diff --git a/sources/drivers/vga/vga.zig b/sources/drivers/vga/vga.zig
index 8b3e793..7997063 100644
--- a/sources/drivers/vga/vga.zig
+++ b/sources/drivers/vga/vga.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 const kernel = @import("kernel");
 
+
+const SCREEN_SIZE = 2000;
+
+const SCROLL_BUFFER_SIZE = SCREEN_SIZE * 3;
 pub const Color = enum(u8)
 {
     BLACK = 0,
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ const Screen = struct
     curr_fg : Color = Color.WHITE,
     color: u8 = computeColor(Color.WHITE, Color.BLACK),
     pointer: u16 = 0,
-    buffer : [8000]u16 = [_]u16{getVal(' ', computeColor(Color.WHITE, Color.BLACK))} ** 8000,
+    buffer : [SCROLL_BUFFER_SIZE]u16 = [_]u16{getVal(' ', computeColor(Color.WHITE, Color.BLACK))} ** SCROLL_BUFFER_SIZE,
 };
 
 const VGA = struct
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ pub fn changeScreen(target_screen: u8) void
 {
     if(target_screen == vga.current_screen or target_screen < 0 or target_screen >= 8)
         return;
-    for(vga.width..2000) |i|
+    for(vga.width..SCREEN_SIZE) |i|
         vga.screens_array[vga.current_screen].buffer[vga.screens_array[vga.current_screen].pointer * vga.width + i] = vga.buffer[i];
 
     vga.screens_array[vga.current_screen].x = vga.x;
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ pub fn changeScreen(target_screen: u8) void
     vga.screens_array[vga.current_screen].curr_bg = vga.curr_bg;
     vga.screens_array[vga.current_screen].curr_fg = vga.curr_fg;
 
-    for(vga.width..2000) |i|
+    for(vga.width..SCREEN_SIZE) |i|
         vga.buffer[i] = vga.screens_array[target_screen].buffer[vga.screens_array[target_screen].pointer * vga.width + i];
 
     vga.x = vga.screens_array[target_screen].x;
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ pub fn init(title : []const u8, title_color : u8, navbar_color : u8, triggered_c
     vga.nav_triggered_color = triggered_color;
     vga.color = computeColor(vga.curr_fg, vga.curr_bg);
     vga.y = 1;
-    for(80..1999) |i|
+    for(80..SCREEN_SIZE - 1) |i|
         vga.buffer[i] = getVal(' ', computeColor(Color.WHITE, Color.BLACK));
     updateCursor();
     updateNavbar();
@@ -261,13 +265,23 @@ pub fn setColor(fg: Color, bg: Color) void
     vga.curr_bg = bg;
 }
 
+pub fn scroll_buffer_clear(color: Color) void
+{
+    for(0..SCROLL_BUFFER_SIZE) |i|
+        vga.screens_array[vga.current_screen].buffer[i] = getVal(' ', computeColor(Color.WHITE, color));
+	for (80..SCREEN_SIZE) |i|
+		vga.buffer[i] = getVal(' ', computeColor(Color.WHITE, color));
+    vga.y = 1;
+    vga.x = 0;
+    updateCursor();
+}
+
 pub fn clear(color: Color) void
 {
-    for(0..vga.height) |i|
-    {
-        for(0..vga.width) |j|
-            vga.buffer[i * vga.width + j] = getVal(' ', computeColor(Color.WHITE, color));
-    }
+    for(0..SCROLL_BUFFER_SIZE) |i|
+        vga.screens_array[vga.current_screen].buffer[i] = getVal(' ', computeColor(Color.WHITE, color));
+	for (0..SCREEN_SIZE) |i|
+		vga.buffer[i] = getVal(' ', computeColor(Color.WHITE, color));
     vga.y = 0;
     vga.x = 0;
     updateCursor();
diff --git a/sources/kernel/panic.zig b/sources/kernel/panic.zig
index 64eb49b..bf614e3 100644
--- a/sources/kernel/panic.zig
+++ b/sources/kernel/panic.zig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub fn kpanic(message: []const u8) noreturn
 {
     @setCold(true);
     vga.setColor(vga.Color.WHITE, vga.Color.RED);
-    vga.clear(vga.Color.RED);
+    vga.scroll_buffer_clear(vga.Color.RED);
     vga.putString(logs.getLogBuffer());
     stk.stackTrace(8);
     vga.putString("\nkernel panic : ");
diff --git a/sources/kernel/shell/dumb_shell.zig b/sources/kernel/shell/dumb_shell.zig
index f69aab3..1cb4027 100644
--- a/sources/kernel/shell/dumb_shell.zig
+++ b/sources/kernel/shell/dumb_shell.zig
@@ -134,6 +134,22 @@ pub const DumbShell = struct
                 libk.io.kputs(logs.getLogBuffer());
                 libk.io.kputs("================ Journal ================\n");
             }
+			else if (libk.str.streqlnt(&self.buffer, "help"))
+			{
+				libk.io.kputs("================ Help ================\n");
+				libk.io.kputs("shutdown/exit -> shutdown RatiOS\n");
+				libk.io.kputs("reboot -> reboot RatiOS\n");
+				libk.io.kputs("journal -> prints the kernel logs\n");
+				libk.io.kputs("stack -> prints the stack trace\n");
+				libk.io.kputs("panic -> trigger a kernel panic\n");
+				libk.io.kputs("stfu -> shutdown the keyboard\n");
+				libk.io.kputs("clear -> clears the shell\n");
+				libk.io.kputs("================ Help ================\n");
+			}
+			else if (libk.str.streqlnt(&self.buffer, "clear"))
+			{
+				drivers.vga.scroll_buffer_clear(drivers.vga.Color.BLACK);
+			}
             else
                 libk.io.kprintf("command not found: {}\n", .{ &self.buffer });
         }