One Day One GNU/Linux Command ============================= 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 :) -- Bharathi S _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
