# tget(1)

    NAME
         tget - get termcap values

    SYNOPSIS
         tget [-flag id] [-num id] [-str id] [-goto col line] [[-echo] string]

    DESCRIPTION
         Tget allows shell scripts access to  the  termcap(3)  functions.   Flags,
         numbers  and  strings  can be queried from the termcap database under the
         entry denoted by the environment variable $TERM.

    OPTIONS

         -flag id
              Set the exit status to zero if  the  flag  id  is  set.   All  other
              options  except  -echo  set the exit status to id being available or
              not.  The last option sets the final exit code.

         -num id
              Print the value of the numeric variable id.

         -str id
              Print the value of the string variable id.

         -goto col line
              Generates instructions to go to the given column and line if the  cm
              capability exists.

         -echo string
              Prints string.  Any other argument that does not start with  a  dash
              is also printed.

    EXAMPLE
         Try this:  tget -str so 'Reverse Video' -str se

    ENVIRONMENT

         TERM           Terminal type.

         TERMCAP        Path    to    the    termcap    database,    by    default
                        /etc/termcap:/usr/etc/termcap.

    SEE ALSO
         termcap(3).

    DIAGNOSTICS
         Tget will fail immediately with a  descriptive  message  if  the  termcap
         entry can't be found.

    AUTHOR
         Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)