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.TH TPUT 1 ""
.UC 7
.SH NAME
tput \- terminal capability interface
.SH SYNOPSIS
.ft B
tput [ -T term ] attribute
.ft R
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Tput
makes terminal-dependent information available to users or shell
applications.
The options are as follows:
.TP
\-T
The terminal name as specified in the
.I termcap
database, for example, ``vt100'' or ``xterm''.
If not specified,
.I tput
retrieves the ``TERM'' variable from the environment.
.PP
The following special attributes are available:
.TP
clear
.br
Clear the screen (the
.I termcap
``cl'' sequence).
.TP
init
.br
Initialize the terminal (the
.I termcap
``is'' sequence).
.TP
reset
.br
Reset the terminal (the
.I termcap
``rs'' sequence).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
termcap(3), termcap(5)
.SH BUGS
.I Tput
doesn't have the power available in the System V version of the
program.
This is due to the limited interface in the current version of
.IR termcap (3).
This will be fixed in the near future.