SETTERM
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (1)
Updated: 2 July 1996
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 [ -powersave [ on|vsync|hsync|powerdown|off ] ]
setterm [ -powerdown [ 0-60 ] ]
setterm [ -dump [ 1-NR_CONS ] ]
setterm [ -append [ 1-NR_CONS ] ]
setterm [ -file dumpfilename ]
setterm [ -standout [ attr ] ]
setterm [ -blength [ 0-2000 ] ]
setterm [ -bfreq freqnumber ]
DESCRIPTION
setterm
writes to standard output a character string that will invoke the specified
terminal capabilities. Where possibile
terminfo
is consulted to find the string to use. Some options however do not
correspond to a
terminfo(5)
capability. In this case, if the terminal type is "con", or
"linux" 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),
terminfo(5),
tty(4)
BUGS
Differences between the Minix 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)
Beep patch by Christophe Jolif (cjolif@storm.gatelink.fr.net)