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From: hansen@pegasus.UUCP (Tony L. Hansen)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Using parameterized terminfo(4) capabilities in tput(1)
Message-ID: <2821@pegasus.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-Aug-86 14:24:40 EDT
Article-I.D.: pegasus.2821
Posted: Wed Aug 20 14:24:40 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 21-Aug-86 21:34:13 EDT
References: <1206@kitty.UUCP> <1141@ttrdc.UUCP>
Reply-To: hansen@pegasus.UUCP (62545457-Tony L. Hansen;LZ 3B-315;6243)
Organization: AT&T-IS Labs, Lincroft, NJ
Lines: 14
Keywords: terminfo(4), tput(1)
Summary: Vr3 allows this to be done

< >	I have never been able to get any parameterized capabilities (such
< >as ``cuf'', ``vpa'', etc.) to work with tput(1).  I have tried all manner
< >of syntax for passing parameters with no success.
< 
< You can't.  Tput is not set up to handle parameterized capabilities.

Allowing parameters to be passed into the tput program was one of the
enhancements made in System V release 3. Thus, to move to point (1,10) on
the screen, one would use the command:

	tput cup 1 10

					Tony Hansen
					ihnp4!pegasus!hansen