UL(1,C)                     AIX Commands Reference                      UL(1,C)



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ul



PURPOSE

Does underlining.

SYNTAX


      +-----------------+   +--------+
ul ---| +-------------+ |---|        |---|
      +-| -i          |-+ ^ +- file -+ |
       ^| -t terminal ||  +------------+
       |+-------------+|
       +---------------+


Note:  This command does not have MBCS support.

DESCRIPTION

The ul command reads the named files (or standard input if none are given) and
translates occurrences of underscores to the sequence which indicates
underlining for the terminal in use, as specified by the environment variable
TERM.  The -t option overrides the terminal kind specified in the environment.
The terminal description file in the directory /usr/lib/terminfo is read to
determine the appropriate sequences for underlining.  If the terminal is
incapable of underlining, but is capable of a standout mode then that is used
instead.  If the terminal can overstrike, or handles underlining automatically,
ul behaves like cat.  If the terminal cannot underline, underlining is ignored.

FLAGS

-tterminal  Overrides the terminal type specified in the environment.

            Note:  When using ul -t with a non-existent terminal type, the
                   default terminal specified in the environment will be used.

-i          Causes the ul command to indicate underlining by a separate line
            containing appropriate dashes '-'; this is useful when you want to
            look at the underlining which is present in an nroll output stream
            on a crt-terminal.

RELATED INFORMATION

See the following commands:  "man,"  "nroff, troff," and  "colcrt."






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