Terminal Escape Sequences ========================= Escape character ---------------- * hex: 0x1b * oct: 0o33 * dec: 27 Note: the escape character will be denoted by ESC here Syntax ------ All escape sequenced start with the escape character followed by an opening square bracket '['. The sequence can take any number of arguments in a semicolon separated list. If a argument is skipped, it will be implicitly set to 0 unless stated otherwise. The escape sequence must end with a uppercase or lowercase letter. Available escape sequences -------------------------- Cursor Controls * `ESC[#A` - Moves cursor # rows up (default: 1) * `ESC[#B` - Moves cursor # rows down (default: 1) * `ESC[#C` - Moves cursor # columns left (default: 1) * `ESC[#D` - Moves cursor # columns right (default: 1) * `ESC[#E` - Moves cursor to #th row * `ESC[#F` - Moves cursor to #th column * `ESC[#G` - Show (# = 1) or hide (# = 0) cursor * `ESC[{row};{col}H` - Moves cursor to specified position (if not arguments given, moves to [0,0]) Erase functions * `ESC[I` - Reserved (Falls though to erase screen) * `ESC[J` - Erase screen * `ESC[K` - Erase line (not implemented) * `ESC[L` - Erase column (not implemented) Text Style * `ESC[#M` - Sets foreground color to # (default 8) * `ESC[#N` - Sets backgorund color to # (default 8) Color codes ----------- * 0 - Black (000) * 1 - Red (100) * 2 - Green (010) * 3 - Yellow (110) * 4 - Blue (001) * 5 - Magenta (101) * 6 - Cyan (011) * 7 - White (111) * 8 - Default