setcolor(1) setcolor(1)
NAME
setcolor, setcolour - set screen color
SYNOPSIS
setcolor [-nbrgopc] argument [argument]
setcolour [-nbrgopc] argument [argument]
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 can also
set the reverse video and graphics character 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
lt_blue lt_magenta yellow gray
cyan white green red
lt_cyan hi_white lt_green lt_red
Options
The following options are available for setcolor and
setcolour. 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.
-r color color
Set the foreground reverse video characters to the
first color. Set reverse video characters'
background to second color.
-g color color
Set the foreground graphics characters to the first
color. Set graphics characters' background to
second color.
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setcolor(1) setcolor(1)
-o color Sets the color of the screen border (over scan
region). To reset border color, use -o black.
-p pitch duration
Set the pitch and duration of the bell. Pitch is
the period in microseconds, and duration is measured
in fifths of a second. When using this option, a
control-G (bell) must be echoed to the screen for
the command to work. For example:
setcolor -p 2500 2
echo ^G
-cfirst last
Set the first and last scan lines of the cursor.
NOTICES
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.
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