Control Characters
| Sequence | Hex-Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| \r | 0D | Carriage Return (CR) - Return to beginning of line |
| \n | 0A | Line Feed (LF) - Go to next line |
| 0C | Form Feed (FF) - Same effect as LF | |
| 0B | Vertical Tab (VT) - Same effect as LF | |
| \b | 08 | Backspace (BS) - Go back one character |
| \t | 09 | Horizontal Tab (HT) - Go to next tabulator position |
| \e | 1B | Escape (ESC) - Start of ANSI sequence |
Attribute Sequences
| Sequence | Description |
|---|---|
| \e [ m | Set bold, underline and inverse mode off |
| \e [ 0 m | Set bold, underline and inverse mode off |
| \e [ 1 m | Set bold mode on |
| \e [ 4 m | Set underline mode on |
| \e [ 7 m | Set invert mode on |
Display Control Sequences
| Sequence | Description |
|---|---|
| \e [ 2 J | Clear Display |
| \e [ K | Erase to end of line |
| \e [ 0 K | Erase to end of line |
Cursor Control Sequences
| Sequence | Description |
|---|---|
| \e [ <n> A | Cursor up <n> rows |
| \e [ <n> B | Cursor down <n> rows |
| \e [ <n> C | Cursor right <n> columns |
| \e [ <n> D | Cursor left <n> columns |
| \e [ <x> ; <y> H | Go to <x> <y> position |
| \e [ <x> ; <y> f | Go to <x> <y> position |
| \e [ H | Go to home (set cursor to x=0 / y=0) |
| \e [ f | Go to home (set cursor to x=0 / y=0) |
| \e [ 6 n | Get cursor position as \e [ <x> ; <y> R |
Please note, that <x> <y> is used in the opposite order to that in standard ANSI sequences.
Save Restore Sequences
| Sequence | Description |
|---|---|
| \e [ <n> s | Save cursor & attributes to memory position <n> (0 ... 7) |
| \e [ s | Save cursor & attributes to memory position 0 |
| \e [ <n> u | Restore cursor & attributes from memory position <n> (0 ... 7) |
| \e [ u | Restore cursor & attributes from memory position 0 |
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