Tput

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This article will explore the tput command in Linux. It is a standard Unix operating system command, which is used to set terminal features.

Depending on the system, tput uses the terminfo or termcap database, as well as looking into the environment for the terminal type.

Usage

Action Parameters
Set background color tput setab [1-7]
Set foreground color tput setaf [1-7]
Set bold mode tput bold
Set half-bright mode tput dim
Set underline mode tput smul
Exit underline mode tput rmul
Reverse mode tput rev
Set standout mode tput smso
Exit standout mode tput rmso
Reset all attributes tput sgr0
Colors 
0=black; 1=red; 2=green; 3=yellow; 4=blue; 5=purple; 6=cyan; 7=white

For an example, to make the terminal font colour green, execute

tput setaf 1

References

  • Tansley DSW (2000). "Creating screen output". Linux and UNIX shell programming. Safari Tech Books Online. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 978-0-201-67472-9.

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