setcolor(1M) — Reliant UNIX 5.44c4

setcolor(1M)                    (RM400 only)                   setcolor(1M)

NAME
     setcolor, setcolour - set screen color

SYNOPSIS
     setcolor [-nbo] color [color]

     setcolour [-nbo] color [color]

DESCRIPTION
     setcolor and setcolour allow the user to set the screen to a specific
     color. Both foreground and background colors can be set independently
     in a range of 16 colors. setcolor with no arguments produces a usage
     message that displays all available colors, then resets the screen to
     its previous state.

     For example, the following strings are possible colors:

                    blue      magenta      brown      black
                    ltblue   ltmagenta   yellow     gray
                    cyan      white        green      red
                    ltcyan   ltwhite     ltgreen   ltred

OPTIONS
     In the arguments below, color is taken from the above list.

     -n             Sets the screen to normal white characters on black
                    background.

     color [color]  Sets the foreground to the first color. Sets background
                    to second color if a second color choice is specified.

     -b color       Sets the background to the specified color.

     -o color       Sets the color of the screen border (over scan region).
                    To reset border color, use -o black.

NOTES
     The ability of setcolor to set any of these described functions is
     ultimately dependent on the ability of devices to support them. For
     example, the -o option does not work on the Color Graphics Adapter
     (CGA).

     setcolor emits an escape sequence that may or may not have an effect
     on monochrome devices.

     Occasionally changing the screen color can help prolong the life of
     your monitor.

     XENIX setcolor command options (-r, -g, -p, -c) are ignored.






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