Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition

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Here are some capabilities of the tput command:

• Return the number of columns and rows in a terminal:

        tput cols
        tput lines

• Return the current terminal name:

        tput longname

• Move the cursor to a 100,100 position:

        tput cup 100 100

• Set the terminal background color:

        tput setb n

The value of n can be a value in the range of 0 to 7

• Set the terminal foreground color:

        tput setf n

The value of n can be a value in the range of 0 to 7

Some commands including the common color ls may reset the foreground and background color.

• Make text bold, using this command:

        tput bold

• Perform start and end underlining:

        tput smul
        tput rmul

• To delete from the cursor to the end of the line, use the following command: ...