1VTTEST(1)                   General Commands Manual                  VTTEST(1)
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NAME

6       vttest - test VT100-type terminal
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SYNOPSIS

9       vttest [options] [24x80.132]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Vttest  is a program designed to test the functionality of a VT100 ter‐
13       minal (or emulator thereof).  It tests both  display  (escape  sequence
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16       The program is menu-driven and contains full on-line operating instruc‐
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19       •   To run a given menu-item, you must enter its number.
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21       •   Menu items start at zero; this is the “Exit”  item  in  almost  all
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24       •   You  can  run all menu-items (for a given level) by entering an as‐
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27       •   You can force a repaint of the menu items by entering “?”.
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29       •   A few menus can be more than one page.  Use “n” and “p”  to  switch
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OPTIONS

33       You can specify the screen geometry in the form [24x80.132], i.e.,
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41       If  your  terminal  does  not switch between 80 and 132 columns you may
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44       Other options are:
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46       -V   print the program version, and exit.
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48       -f fontfile
49            specify a file  containing  a  DRCS  (soft  character  definition)
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52       -l   log test results to vttest.log.
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54       -p   use padding, e.g., for a VT100 connected to a high-speed line.
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56       -q   show  only  the  most  recent part of a continuous response, e.g.,
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59       -s   add time-delay in selected panning/scrolling options to  show  de‐
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62       -8   use 8-bit controls (this can be changed with a menu option).
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AUTHOR

65       Per Lindberg (mcvax,seismo)!enea!suadb!lindberg sometime 1985.
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67       Modified by Thomas Dickey from June 1996, to support nonstandard screen
68       geometry, VT220-VT520, ISO color and xterm-specific tests.
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