tput rmam
will disable line wrapping so that long lines are truncated to width of the terminal ($COLUMNS).
tput smam
will re-enable wrapping.
I've always used tput in bash scripts but I guess it works on the command line too.
Doesn't work in all terminals.
See http://www.gnu.org/software/termutils/manual/termutils-2.0/html_chapter/tput_1.html
Don't want to open up an editor just to view a bunch of XML files in an easy to read format? Now you can do it from the comfort of your own command line! :-) This creates a new function, xmlpager, which shows an XML file in its entirety, but with the actual content (non-tag text) highlighted. It does this by setting the foreground to color #4 (red) after every tag and resets it before the next tag. (Hint: try `tput bold` as an alternative). I use 'xmlindent' to neatly reflow and indent the text, but, of course, that's optional. If you don't have xmlindent, just replace it with 'cat'. Additionally, this example shows piping into the optional 'less' pager; note the -r option which allows raw escape codes to be passed to the terminal. Show Sample Output
Good for use in your ~/.bash_profile or a script. Show Sample Output
A function for retrieving and displaying a list of synonyms for a German word or phrase. Show Sample Output
This will use tput to place the command (date %T in this case) in the upper right corner of the terminal
Here is an alternative that support unicodes, using echo:
It is using the \c flag, meaning no new line for the echo option -e.
You can replace the = with any unicode character.
Or to do the same into a PHP bash script:
shell = system("tput cols");
for( $i= 0 ; $i < $shell ; $i++ ){ echo "█"; }
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For vi(m) users : Add it in your ~/.bashrc Add an "exit" @ the end if you are masochist ;) Show Sample Output
For BSD-based systems, including OS X, that don't have seq.
This version provides a default using tput in case $COLUMNS is not set:
jot -b '#' -s '' ${COLUMNS:-$(tput cols)}
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hb(){ sed "s/\($*\)/`tput setaf 2;tput setab 0;tput blink`\1`tput sgr0`/gI"; }
hb blinks, hc does a reverse color with background.. both very nice.
hc(){ sed "s/\($*\)/`tput setaf 0;tput setab 6`\1`tput sgr0`/gI"; }
Run this:
command ps -Hacl -F S -A f | hc ".*$PPID.*" | hb ".*$$.*"
Your welcome ;)
From my bash profile - http://www.askapache.com/linux-unix/bash_profile-functions-advanced-shell.html
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apt install toilet toilet-fonts # replace 'tput setaf 1' with 'tput setaf 9' to change color
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