setterm

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)