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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" from: @(#)tput.1 6.4 (Berkeley) 4/23/91
.\" $Id: tput.1,v 1.2 1993/08/01 07:27:31 mycroft Exp $
.\" $Id: tput.1,v 1.3 1994/01/25 00:43:07 cgd Exp $
.\"
.Dd April 23, 1991
.Dt TPUT 1
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.Nm tput
.Op Fl T Ar term
.Ar attribute
.Op Ar attribute-args
.Ar ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Tput
makes terminal-dependent information available to users or shell
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exits 0 if the terminal has the capability and 1 if it does not,
without further action.
.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:
.Bl -tag -width Ar
.It Ar clear
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exits 0 if the terminal has this attribute, and 1 if it does not.
.Nm Tput
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
.Xr termcap 3 ,
.Xr termcap 5