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        !            20: .TH TPUT 1 "%Q"
        !            21: .UC 7
        !            22: .SH NAME
        !            23: tput \- terminal capability interface
        !            24: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !            25: .ft B
        !            26: tput [ -T term ] attribute
        !            27: .ft R
        !            28: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            29: .I Tput
        !            30: makes terminal-dependent information available to users or shell
        !            31: applications.
        !            32: The options are as follows:
        !            33: .TP
        !            34: \-T
        !            35: The terminal name as specified in the
        !            36: .I termcap
        !            37: database, for example, ``vt100'' or ``xterm''.
        !            38: If not specified,
        !            39: .I tput
        !            40: retrieves the ``TERM'' variable from the environment.
        !            41: .PP
        !            42: .I Tput
        !            43: outputs a string if the
        !            44: .I attribute
        !            45: is of type string; a number if it is of type integer.
        !            46: Otherwise,
        !            47: .I tput
        !            48: exits 0 if the terminal has the capability and 1 if it does not,
        !            49: without further action.
        !            50: .PP
        !            51: The following special attributes are available:
        !            52: .TP
        !            53: clear
        !            54: .br
        !            55: Clear the screen (the
        !            56: .I termcap
        !            57: ``cl'' sequence).
        !            58: .TP
        !            59: init
        !            60: .br
        !            61: Initialize the terminal (the
        !            62: .I termcap
        !            63: ``is'' sequence).
        !            64: .TP
        !            65: longname
        !            66: Print the descriptive name of the user's terminal type.
        !            67: .TP
        !            68: reset
        !            69: .br
        !            70: Reset the terminal (the
        !            71: .I termcap
        !            72: ``rs'' sequence).
        !            73: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !            74: The exit value of
        !            75: .I tput
        !            76: is based on the last attribute specified.
        !            77: If the attribute is of type string or of type integer,
        !            78: .I tput
        !            79: exits 0 if the attribute is defined for this terminal type and 1
        !            80: if it is not.
        !            81: If the attribute is of type boolean,
        !            82: .I tput
        !            83: exits 0 if the terminal has this attribute, and 1 if it does not.
        !            84: .I Tput
        !            85: exits 2 if any error occurred.
        !            86: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            87: termcap(3), termcap(5)
        !            88: .SH BUGS
        !            89: .I Tput
        !            90: can't really distinguish between different types of attributes.
        !            91: This is due to the limited interface in the current version of
        !            92: .IR termcap (3),
        !            93: and will be fixed in the near future.

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