setterm
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NAME
setterm - set terminal attributes
SYNOPSIS
setterm [ -term terminal_name ]
setterm [ -reset ]
setterm [ -initialize ]
setterm [ -cursor [on|off] ]
setterm [ -keyboard pc|olivetti|dutch|extended ]
setterm [ -repeat [on|off] ]
setterm [ -appcursorkeys [on|off] ]
setterm [ -linewrap [on|off] ]
setterm [ -snow [on|off] ]
setterm [ -softscroll [on|off] ]
setterm [ -defaults ]
setterm [ -foreground black|red|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan|white|default ]
setterm [ -background black|red|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan|white|default ]
setterm [ -ulcolor black|grey|red|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan|white ]
setterm [ -ulcolor bright red|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan|white ]
setterm [ -hbcolor black|grey|red|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan|white ]
setterm [ -hbcolor bright red|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan|white ]
setterm [ -inversescreen [on|off] ]
setterm [ -bold [on|off] ]
setterm [ -half-bright [on|off] ]
setterm [ -blink [on|off] ]
setterm [ -reverse [on|off] ]
setterm [ -underline [on|off] ]
setterm [ -store ]
setterm [ -clear [ all|rest ] ]
setterm [ -tabs [tab1 tab2 tab3 ... ] ] where (tabn = 1-160)
setterm [ -clrtabs [ tab1 tab2 tab3 ... ] where (tabn = 1-160)
setterm [ -regtabs [ 1-160 ] ]
setterm [ -blank [ 0-60 ] ]
setterm [ -dump [ 1-NR_CONS ] ]
setterm [ -append [ 1-NR_CONS ] ]
setterm [ -file dumpfilename ]
setterm [ -standout [ attr ] ]
DESCRIPTION
setterm writes to standard output a character string that
will invoke the specified terminal capabilities. Where
possibile /etc/termcap is consulted to find the string to
use. Some options however do not correspond to a term-
cap(5) capability. In this case, if the terminal type is
"minix-vc", or "minix-vcam" the string that invokes the
specified capabilities on the PC Minix virtual console
driver is output. Options that are not implemented by the
terminal are ignored.
OPTIONS
Most options are self explanatory. The less obvious
options are as follows:
-term can be used to override the TERM environment
variable.
-reset displays the terminal reset string, which typically
resets the terminal to its power on state.
-initialize
displays the terminal initialization string, which
typically sets the terminal's rendering options,
and other attributes to the default values.
-default
sets the terminal's rendering options to the
default values.
-store stores the terminal's current rendering options as
the default values.
SEE ALSO
tput(1), stty(1), termcap(5), tty(4)
BUGS
Differences between the Minux and Linux versions are not
documented.
AUTHORS
Gordon Irlam (gordoni@cs.ua.oz.au)
Adaption to Linux by Peter MacDonald
Enhancements by Mika Liljeberg (liljeber@cs.Helsinki.FI)
Hurricane Electric Internet Services
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Hurricane Electric.
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