[kanchilug] 1D1C - tput
- From: Dhanasekar <tkdhanasekar@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ilugc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, kanchilug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, ilugd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0530
tput - is used to query the terminfo terminal database and check if that
terminal supports a specific feature.
To Set the Cursor Position using tput cup
$ tput cup 5 6
$ tput cup 10 10
To Clear the Screen Using tput clear
$ tput clear
To Get the Number of Columns and Lines of a Terminal
$ tput cols
$ tput lines
To Execute Multiple tput Commands
$ tput -S <<END
clear
cup 2 4
END
To Turn On and Turn Off Highlighting
$ echo `tput bold`ilugc`tput sgr0`
$ echo `tput sgr0`ilugc`tput sgr0`
To Underline Text using smul and rmul
$ echo `tput smul`ilugc`tput rmul`
$ echo `tput rmul`ilugc`tput rmul`
To Hide and Unhide the Cursor using civis and cnorm
$ tput civis
$ tput cnorm
regards,
T.Dhanasekar
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