One Day One GNU/Linux Command (TPUT)

[Bharathi Subramanian]

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