Difference between revisions of "ANSI and VT100 Terminal Control Escape Sequences"
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<ESC> represents the ASCII "escape" character, 0x1B. Bracketed tags represent modifiable decimal parameters; eg. {ROW} would be replaced by a row number. | <ESC> represents the ASCII "escape" character, 0x1B. Bracketed tags represent modifiable decimal parameters; eg. {ROW} would be replaced by a row number. | ||
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+ | Device Status | ||
+ | The following codes are used for reporting terminal/display settings, and vary depending on the implementation: | ||
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+ | Query Device Code <ESC>[c | ||
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+ | * Requests a Report Device Code response from the device. | ||
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+ | Report Device Code <ESC>[{code}0c | ||
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+ | * Generated by the device in response to Query Device Code request. | ||
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+ | Query Device Status <ESC>[5n | ||
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+ | * Requests a Report Device Status response from the device. | ||
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+ | Report Device OK <ESC>[0n | ||
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+ | * Generated by the device in response to a Query Device Status request; indicates that device is functioning correctly. | ||
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+ | Report Device Failure <ESC>[3n | ||
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+ | * Generated by the device in response to a Query Device Status request; indicates that device is functioning improperly. | ||
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+ | Query Cursor Position <ESC>[6n | ||
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+ | * Requests a Report Cursor Position response from the device. | ||
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+ | Report Cursor Position <ESC>[{ROW};{COLUMN}R | ||
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+ | * Generated by the device in response to a Query Cursor Position request; reports current cursor position. | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 22 August 2012
The terminal control sequences that follow the ESC character are dependent on which terminal the control codes were generated for. Many terminal emulators support color and cursor control through a system of escape sequences. One such standard is commonly referred to as ANSI Color. Several terminal specifications are based on the ANSI color standard, including VT100.
<ESC> represents the ASCII "escape" character, 0x1B. Bracketed tags represent modifiable decimal parameters; eg. {ROW} would be replaced by a row number.
Device Status The following codes are used for reporting terminal/display settings, and vary depending on the implementation:
Query Device Code <ESC>[c
- Requests a Report Device Code response from the device.
Report Device Code <ESC>[{code}0c
- Generated by the device in response to Query Device Code request.
Query Device Status <ESC>[5n
- Requests a Report Device Status response from the device.
Report Device OK <ESC>[0n
- Generated by the device in response to a Query Device Status request; indicates that device is functioning correctly.
Report Device Failure <ESC>[3n
- Generated by the device in response to a Query Device Status request; indicates that device is functioning improperly.
Query Cursor Position <ESC>[6n
- Requests a Report Cursor Position response from the device.
Report Cursor Position <ESC>[{ROW};{COLUMN}R
- Generated by the device in response to a Query Cursor Position request; reports current cursor position.