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)  func-
     tions.   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)