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VTTEST(1)			  User commands 		       VTTEST(1)

NAME
     vttest - test VT100-type terminal

SYNOPSIS
     vttest [options] [24x80.132]

DESCRIPTION
     Vttest  is a program designed to test the functionality of a VT100 terminal
     (or emulator thereof).  It tests both display  (escape  sequence  handling)
     and keyboard.

     The  program  is  menu-driven  and contains full on-line operating instruc-
     tions.

     *	 To run a given menu-item, you must enter its number.

     *	 Menu items start at zero; this is the "Exit" item in almost all cases.

     *	 You can run all menu-items (for a given level) by entering an asterisk,
	 i.e, "*'.

     *	 You can force a repaint of the menu items by entering "?".

     *	 A few menus can be more than one page.  Use "n" and "p"  to  switch  to
	 the next or previous page.

OPTIONS
     You can specify the screen geometry in the form [24x80.132], i.e.,

     *	 24 lines,

     *	 80 minimum columns, and

     *	 132 maximum columns.

     If your terminal does not switch between 80 and 132 columns you may specify
     24x80.80, for example, to avoid a misleading display.

     Other options are:

     -V   print the program version, and exit.

     -f fontfile
	  specify a file containing a DRCS (soft character definition) string.

     -l   log test results to vttest.log.

     -p   use padding, e.g., for a VT100 connected to a high-speed line.

     -q   show	only  the  most recent part of a continuous response, e.g., any-
	  event mouse tests, to improve readability of the test.

     -s   add time-delay in selected panning/scrolling options to show details.

     -8   use 8-bit controls (this can be changed with a menu option).

AUTHOR
     Per Lindberg (mcvax,seismo)!enea!suadb!lindberg sometime 1985.

     Modified by Thomas Dickey from June 1996,	to  support  nonstandard  screen
     geometry, VT220-VT520, ISO color and xterm-specific tests.

				   2020-09-20			       VTTEST(1)

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