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SETTERM(1)

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NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       setterm - set terminal attributes

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       setterm [options]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       setterm	writes	to standard output a character string that will invoke
       the specified terminal capabilities.  Where possible terminfo  is  consulted
  to  find the string to use.  Some options however (marked "virtual
 consoles only" below) 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    [Toc]    [Back]

       For boolean options (on or off), the default is on.

       For conciseness, an 8-color below is black, red, green,	yellow,  blue,
       magenta, cyan, or white.

       A  16-color is an 8-color, grey, or bright followed by red, green, yel-
       low, blue, magenta, cyan, or white.

       The various color options may be set independently, at least at virtual
       consoles,  though  the  results of setting multiple modes (for example,
       -underline and -half-bright) are hardware-dependent.

       -term terminal_name
	      Overrides 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.

       -cursor [on|off]
	      Turns the terminal's cursor on or off.

       -repeat [on|off] (virtual consoles only)
	      Turns keyboard repeat on or off.

       -appcursorkeys [on|off] (virtual consoles only)
	      Sets  Cursor  Key  Application Mode on or off. When on, ESC O A,
	      ESC O B, etc.  will be sent for the cursor keys instead of ESC [
	      A,  ESC  [  B, etc.  See the "vi and Cursor-Keys" section of the
	      Text-Terminal-HOWTO for how  this  can  cause  problems  for  vi
	      users.

       -linewrap [on|off] (virtual consoles only)
	      Turns automatic line-wrapping on or off.

       -default
	      Sets the terminal's rendering options to the default values.

       -foreground 8-color|default (virtual consoles only)
	      Sets the foreground text color.

       -background 8-color|default (virtual consoles only)
	      Sets the background text color.

       -ulcolor 16-color (virtual consoles only)
	      Sets the color for underlined characters.

       -hbcolor 16-color (virtual consoles only)
	      Sets the color for half-bright characters.

       -inversescreen [on|off] (virtual consoles only)
	      Inverts  the  screen  colors.   Foreground  and  background  are
	      swapped, as are underline and half-brightness.

       -bold [on|off]
	      Turns bold (extra bright) mode on or off.  Except at  a  virtual
	      console,	-bold off turns off all attributes (bold, half-brightness,
 blink, reverse).

       -half-bright [on|off]
	      Turns dim (half-brightness)  mode  on  or  off  (see  -hbcolor).
	      Except  at  a  virtual  console,	-half-bright off turns off all
	      attributes (bold, half-brightness, blink, reverse).

       -blink [on|off]
	      Turns blink mode on or off.  Except at a virtual console, -blink
	      off  turns  off  all  attributes	(bold, half-brightness, blink,
	      reverse).

       -reverse [on|off]
	      Turns reverse video mode on or off.  Except at  a  virtual  console,
  -reverse off turns off all attributes (bold, half-brightness,
 blink, reverse).

       -underline [on|off]
	      Turns underline mode on or off (see -ulcolor).

       -store (virtual consoles only)
	      Stores the terminal's current rendering options as  the  default
	      values.

       -clear [all]
	      Clears the screen and "homes" the cursor, as clear(1).

       -clear rest
	      Clears  from  the  current  cursor  position  to	the end of the
	      screen.

       -tabs [tab1 tab2 tab3 ...] (virtual consoles only)
	      Sets tab stops at the given horizontal cursor positions, in  the
	      range 1-160.  Without arguments, shows the current tab stop settings.


       -clrtabs [tab1 tab2 tab3 ...] (virtual consoles only)
	      Clears tab stops from the given horizontal cursor positions,  in
	      the range 1-160.	Without arguments, clears all tab stops.

       -regtabs [1-160] (virtual consoles only)
	      Clears all tab stops, then sets a regular tab stop pattern, with
	      one tab every specified number of positions.  Without  an  argument,
 defaults to 8.

       -blank [0-60] (virtual consoles only)
	      Sets  the  interval  of  inactivity, in minutes, after which the
	      screen will be automatically blanked (using APM  if  available).
	      Without an argument, defaults to 0 (disable console blanking).

       -dump [1-NR_CONS]
	      Writes a snapshot of the given virtual console (with attributes)
	      to the file specified in the -file option, overwriting its  contents;
  the  default is screen.dump.  Without an argument, dumps
	      the current virtual console.  Overrides -append.

       -append [1-NR_CONS]
	      Like -dump, but appends to the snapshot file  instead  of  overwriting
 it.  Only works if no -dump options are given.

       -file dumpfilename
	      Sets  the snapshot file name for any -dump or -append options on
	      the same command line.  If  this	option	is  not  present,  the
	      default is screen.dump in the current directory.

       -msg [on|off] (virtual consoles only)
	      Enables  or  disables the sending of kernel printk() messages to
	      the console.

       -msglevel 1-8 (virtual consoles only)
	      Sets the console logging level  for  kernel  printk()  messages.
	      All  messages strictly more important than this will be printed,
	      so a logging level of 0 has the same effect as  -msg  on	and  a
	      logging level of 8 will print all kernel messages.  klogd(8) may
	      be a more convenient interface to the  logging  of  kernel  messages.


       -powersave on|vsync
	      Puts the monitor into VESA vsync suspend mode.

       -powersave hsync
	      Puts the monitor into VESA hsync suspend mode.

       -powersave powerdown
	      Puts the monitor into VESA powerdown mode.

       -powersave [off]
	      Turns off monitor VESA powersaving features.

       -powerdown [0-60]
	      Sets  the  VESA powerdown interval in minutes.  Without an argument,
 defaults to 0 (disable  powerdown).   If  the  console  is
	      blanked or the monitor is in suspend mode, then the monitor will
	      go into vsync suspend mode or powerdown mode respectively  after
	      this period of time has elapsed.

       -blength [0-2000]
	      Sets  the  bell  duration in milliseconds.  Without an argument,
	      defaults to 0.

       -bfreq [freqnumber]
	      Sets the bell frequency in Hz.  Without an argument, defaults to
	      0.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

      
      
       tput(1), stty(1), terminfo(5), tty(4)

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Differences between the Minix and Linux versions are not documented.



Util-Linux 2.10 		7 January 2000			    SETTERM(1)
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