TPUT(1) MachTen Reference Manual TPUT(1)
NAME
tput - terminal capability interface
SYNOPSIS
tput [-T term] attribute
DESCRIPTION
Tput makes terminal-dependent information available to users
or shell ap-
plications. The options are as follows:
-T The terminal name as
specified in the termcap database, for exam-
ple, ‘‘vt100’’ or
‘‘xterm’’. If not specified, tput
retrieves
the ‘‘TERM’’ variable from the
environment.
Tput outputs a string if the
attribute is of type string; a number if it
is of type integer. Otherwise, tput exits 0 if the terminal
has the ca-
pability and 1 if it does not, without further action.
If the attribute is of type
string, and takes arguments (e.g. cursor
movement, the termcap ‘‘cm’’
sequence) the arguments are taken from the
command line immediately following the attribute.
The following special attributes are available:
clear Clear the screen (the termcap ‘‘cl’’ sequence).
init Initialize the terminal (the termcap ‘‘is’’ sequence).
longname Print the descriptive name of the user’s terminal type.
reset Reset the terminal (the termcap ‘‘rs’’ sequence).
DIAGNOSTICS
The exit value of tput is based on the last attribute
specified. If the
attribute is of type string or of type integer, tput exits 0
if the at-
tribute is defined for this terminal type and 1 if it is
not. If the at-
tribute is of type boolean, tput exits 0 if the terminal has
this at-
tribute, and 1 if it does not. Tput exits 2 if any error
occurred.
SEE ALSO
termcap(3), termcap(5)
BUGS
Tput can’t really distinguish between different types
of attributes.
HISTORY
The tput command appears in 4.4BSD.
4.4BSD March 19, 1994 1