tput — Initialize a terminal or query terminfo database
Summary :
The tput utility uses the terminfo database to make the values of terminal dependent capabilities and information available to the shell to initialize/reset/query the terminal.
Examples :
$ tput cols — Print the no of cols for the current terminal.
$ tput cup 10 5 — Move the CUrsor Position to Row 20 & Col 5.
$ tput smso — Starts highlighting
$ tput civis — Make the Cursor invisible
$ tput cnorm — Show Cursor
$ tput blink — Starts blinking the chars
$ tput bold — show chars in Light Bold
$ tput rev — Show chars in Reverse Video
$ tput rmso — Normal mode (No highlight/bold/blink)
$ tput longname — Show the long name of the current term.
$ tput reset — reinitialization of term with reset/init strings.
$ tput bold; echo — Just to test.
Read : man tput