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NAME
     tput - query terminfo database

USAGE
     tput [  -T type ] capname

DESCRIPTION
     The tput command uses the terminfo (4) database to make
     terminal-dependent capabilities and information available to
     the Shell. If the attribute cap(ability) name is of type
     string, tput outputs a string. If it is of type integer,
     tput outputs an integer.  If the attribute is of type
     boolean, tput simply sets the exit code (0 for TRUE, 1 for
     FALSE), and does no output.

OPTIONS
     -Ttype         Specify the terminal type. Normally this flag
                    is unnecessary, as the default is taken from
                    the TERM environment variable.

     capname        Indicate the attribute from the terminfo(4)
                    database.

EXAMPLES
     tput clear          Echo clear-screen sequence for the
                         current terminal.

     tput cols           Print the number of columns for the
                         current terminal.

     tput -TVT100 cols   Print the number of columns for the
                         VT100 terminal.

     tput hc             Set exit code to indicate if current
                         terminal is a hardcopy terminal.

FILES
     /usr/lib/terminfo/?/*    terminal descriptor files

     /usr/include/term.h      definition files

     /usr/include/curses.h

DIAGNOSTICS
     The tput command returns the following error codes:

      -1: Usage error, or terminal has no value for the specified capname.
      -2: Bad terminal type.
      -3: Bad capname.




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