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xterm Control Sequences
This appendix list the escape sequences that can be used to control features of an xterm window or its terminal emulation.
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xterm Control Sequences
A standard terminal performs many operations in response to escape sequences sent out by a program. In emulating a terminal, xterm responds to those same terminal escape sequences. Under UNIX, programs use the termcap or terminfo database to determine which escape sequences to send out. For more information, sec the standard UNIX man pages termcap(5) or terminfo(5), or the Nutshell Handbook Termcap and Terminfo, available from O’Reilly & Associates, Inc.
xterm Control Sequences
This appendix is based on two sources: the “Xterm Control Sequences” document, written by Edward Moy, University of California, Berkeley, for the X10 xterm; and X11 updates provided to the X Consortium by Skip Montanaro, GE Corporate Research & Development.
Definitions
| C | A single (required) character. |
| Ps | A single (usually optional) numeric parameter, composed of one of more digits. |
| Pm | A multiple numeric parameter composed of any number of single numeric parameters, separated by  character(s). |
| Pt | A text parameter composed of printable characters. |
VT102 Mode
Most of these control sequences are standard VT102 control sequences. There are, however, additional ones to provide control of xterm-dependent functions, like the scroUbar or window size.
Tektronix 4014 Mode
Most of these sequences are standard Tektronix 4014 control sequences. The major features missing are the alternate (APL) character set and the write-thru and defocused modes.
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