21.1. tput
Before using tput you need to initialize your terminal using the tput command either inside your scripts or on the command line.
$ tput init
Tput can produce three different kinds of output: string, numeric and Boolean (true/false). We will cover the most useful capabilities of each.
21.1.1. String output
Here are the most common strings:
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bel | Ring the bell |
| blink | Blinking mode |
| bold | Double intensity |
| civis | Hide the cursor |
| clear | Clear the screen |
| cnorm | Unhide the cursor |
| cup | Move cursor to x, y position on screen |
| el | Clear to the end of line |
| ell | Clear to the beginning of line |
| smso | Start stand out mode |
| rmso | End stand out mode |
| smul | Start underline mode |
| rmul | End underline mode |
| sc | Save current cursor position |
| rc | Restore cursor ... |
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