One Day One GNU/Linux Command
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tput -- Initialize a terminal or query terminfo database
Summary:
The tput utility uses the terminfo database to make the values of
terminal dependent capabilities and information available to the
shell to initialize/reset/query the terminal.
Examples:
$ tput cols -- Print the no of cols for the current terminal.
$ tput cup 10 5 -- Move the CUrsor Position to Row 20 & Col 5.
$ tput civis -- Make the Cursor invisible
$ tput cnorm -- Show Cursor
$ tput smso -- Starts highlighting
$ tput blink -- Starts blinking the chars
$ tput bold -- Show chars in Light Bold
$ tput rev -- Show chars in REverse Video
$ tput rmso -- Normal mode (No highlight/bold/blink)
$ tput longname -- Show the long name of the current term.
$ tput reset -- Reinitialization of term with reset/init strings.
$ tput clear -- Clear the term.
$ tput bold; echo Bharathi -- Just to test.
Read: man tput
HTH :)
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Bharathi S
