tput - is used to query the terminfo terminal database and check if that terminal supports a specific feature.

To Set the Cursor Position using tput cup

$ tput cup 5 6

$ tput cup 10 10

To Clear the Screen Using tput clear

$ tput clear

To Get the Number of Columns and Lines of a Terminal
$ tput cols

$ tput lines

To Execute Multiple tput Commands

$ tput -S <<END

> clear
> cup 2 4
> END

To Turn On and Turn Off Highlighting

$ echo `tput bold`ilugc`tput sgr0`

$ echo `tput sgr0`ilugc`tput sgr0`

To Underline Text using smul and rmul

$ echo `tput smul`ilugc`tput rmul`

$ echo `tput rmul`ilugc`tput rmul`

To Hide and Unhide the Cursor using civis and cnorm

$ tput civis

$ tput cnorm

regards,

T.Dhanasekar