https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/tput-error/m-p/2502764#M728424 Hi<BR /> I am doing tput clear and echoing something on the screen, i read some input and when i do tput clear and echo again , the test comes at the bottom of the screen and not atlines I specify. It is something like this<BR /><BR />tput clear<BR />tput cup 3,10<BR />echo "Enter your name"<BR />tput cup 3,50<BR />read input<BR />tput clear<BR />tput cup 3,10<BR />echo "Hello"<BR /><BR /> hello is displayed at the bottom of the screen.<BR /> Can anyone help.<BR />Thanks <BR />Praveen Thu, 08 Mar 2001 08:25:33 GMT Praveen Bezawada 2001-03-08T08:25:33Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/tput-error/m-p/2502764#M728424 Hi<BR /> I am doing tput clear and echoing something on the screen, i read some input and when i do tput clear and echo again , the test comes at the bottom of the screen and not atlines I specify. It is something like this<BR /><BR />tput clear<BR />tput cup 3,10<BR />echo "Enter your name"<BR />tput cup 3,50<BR />read input<BR />tput clear<BR />tput cup 3,10<BR />echo "Hello"<BR /><BR /> hello is displayed at the bottom of the screen.<BR /> Can anyone help.<BR />Thanks <BR />Praveen Thu, 08 Mar 2001 08:25:33 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/tput-error/m-p/2502764#M728424 Praveen Bezawada 2001-03-08T08:25:33Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/tput-error/m-p/2502765#M728425 Hi,<BR /><BR />instead using the ',' you have to use a ' ' (space) to delimter the cursor positions.<BR /><BR />Use: tput cup 3 50<BR />instead of: tput cup 3,50<BR /><BR />Regards Thu, 08 Mar 2001 08:55:32 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/tput-error/m-p/2502765#M728425 Andreas Voss 2001-03-08T08:55:32Z