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 instructions.

• 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.