• define backspace as the delete character
#> stty erase ^H
 
• list the terminal capabilities
#> infocmp -1
 
• return the type of the terminal
#> tput longname

• return the number of columns and lines
#> tput cols
#> tput lines
 
• put the cursor at line <a>, column <b>
#> tput cup <a> <b>

• clear the window
#> tput clear

• write in bold
#> bold=`tput smso`
#> boldoff=`tput rmso`
#> echo "${bold}boobar${boldoff}"

• write in underline
#> under=`tput smul`
#> underoff=`tput rmul`
#> echo "${under}boobar${underoff}"

• return the number of buffered characters before display
#> tput bufsz

• use the alternate charset
#> tput smacs
return to the standard charset
#> tput sgr
 
• return the supported number of colors
#> tput colors
 
• return the supported number of color pairs
#> tput pairs
 
• change the foreground or background color
#> tput setf <n>
#> tput setb <n>

• "ANSI Standard (X3.64) Control Sequences for Video Terminals and Peripherals in alphabetic order by mnemonic" by Paul Bourke (March 1989) - HTML
• "VT100 commands and control sequences" by Paul Bourke - HTML

Last update: April 29^th, 2003 - Laurent