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TGET(1)                     General Commands Manual                    TGET(1)

NAME
       tget - get termcap values

SYNOPSIS
       tget [-flag id] [-num id] [-str id] [-goto col line] [[-echo] string]

DESCRIPTION
       Tget  allows  shell scripts access to the termcap(3) functions.  Flags,
       numbers and strings can be queried from the termcap database under  the
       entry denoted by the environment variable $TERM.

OPTIONS
       -flag id
              Set  the  exit  status to zero if the flag id is set.  All other
              options except -echo set the exit status to id  being  available
              or not.  The last option sets the final exit code.

       -num id
              Print the value of the numeric variable id.

       -str id
              Print the value of the string variable id.

       -goto col line
              Generates instructions to go to the given column and line if the
              cm capability exists.

       -echo string
              Prints string.  Any other argument that does not  start  with  a
              dash is also printed.

EXAMPLE
       Try this: tget -str so 'Reverse Video' -str se

ENVIRONMENT
       TERM           Terminal type.

       TERMCAP        Path    to    the    termcap    database,   by   default
                      /etc/termcap:/usr/etc/termcap.

SEE ALSO
       termcap(3).

DIAGNOSTICS
       Tget will fail immediately with a descriptive message  if  the  termcap
       entry can't be found.

AUTHOR
       Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)

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