tput Command Examples

View and modify terminal settings and capabilities. More information: https://manned.org/tput.

• Move the cursor to a screen location:

tput cup {{row}} {{column}}

• Set foreground (af) or background (ab) color:

tput {{setaf|setab}} {{ansi_color_code}}

• Reverse text and background colors:

tput rev

• Reset all terminal text attributes:

tput sgr0

• Show number of columns, lines, or colors:

tput {{cols|lines|colors}}

• Enable or disable word wrap:

tput {{smam|rmam}}

• Hide or show the terminal cursor:

tput {{civis|cnorm}}

• Save or restore terminal text status (smcup also captures scroll wheel events):

tput {{smcup|rmcup}}