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version 1.2, 1993/08/01 07:27:31	version 1.3, 1994/01/25 00:43:07
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.Nm tput	.Nm tput
.Op Fl T Ar term	.Op Fl T Ar term
.Ar attribute	.Ar attribute
	.Op Ar attribute-args
	.Ar ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION	.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Tput	.Nm Tput
makes terminal-dependent information available to users or shell	makes terminal-dependent information available to users or shell
Line 68 Otherwise,	Line 70 Otherwise,
exits 0 if the terminal has the capability and 1 if it does not,	exits 0 if the terminal has the capability and 1 if it does not,
without further action.	without further action.
.Pp	.Pp
	For attributes that require numeric arguments,
	.Nm tput
	will use the next argument(s) from the command line.
	.Pp
The following special attributes are available:	The following special attributes are available:
.Bl -tag -width Ar	.Bl -tag -width Ar
.It Ar clear	.It Ar clear
Line 97 If the attribute is of type boolean,	Line 103 If the attribute is of type boolean,
exits 0 if the terminal has this attribute, and 1 if it does not.	exits 0 if the terminal has this attribute, and 1 if it does not.
.Nm Tput	.Nm Tput
exits 2 if any error occurred.	exits 2 if any error occurred.
	.Sh EXAMPLES
	.Bl -tag -width "tput cm 6 11 DC 6" -compact
	.It Li "tput cl cm 5 10"
	clear the screen and goto line 5 column 10
	.Pp
	.It Li "tput cm 6 11 DC 6"
	goto line 6 column 11 and delete 6 characters
.Sh SEE ALSO	.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr termcap 3 ,	.Xr termcap 3 ,
.Xr termcap 5	.Xr termcap 5