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ANSI Standard (X3.64) Control Sequences for Video Terminals and Peripherals

 
 ANSI Standard (X3.64) Control Sequences for Video Terminals and Peripherals 
                       in alphabetic order by mnemonic 
 
     (Inspired by the article "Toward Stardardized Video Terminals: ANSI 
      X3.64 Device Control" by Mark L. Siegel, April 1984 BYTE, page 365) 
 
               (Ps and Pn are parameters expressed in ASCII.) 
               (Numeric parameters are given in decimal radix.) 
               (Abbreviations are explained in detail at end.) 
               (Spaces used in this table for clarity are not 
                used in the actual codes.) 
 
                                                           Default    Type 
Sequence     Sequence                                      Parameter   or 
Mnemonic     Name              Sequence                    Value      Mode 
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APC  Applicatn Program Command Esc Fe                                 Delim 
CBT  Cursor Backward Tab       Esc [ Pn Z                   1         EdF 
CCH  Cancel Previous Character Esc T 
CHA  Cursor Horzntal Absolute  Esc [ Pn G                   1         EdF 
CHT  Cursor Horizontal Tab     Esc [ Pn I                   1         EdF 
CNL  Cursor Next Line          Esc [ Pn E                   1         EdF 
CPL  Cursor Preceding Line     Esc [ Pn F                   1         EdF 
CPR  Cursor Position Report    Esc [ Pn ; Pn R              1, 1 
CSI  Control Sequence Intro    Esc [                                  Intro 
CTC  Cursor Tab Control        Esc [ Ps W                   0         EdF 
CUB  Cursor Backward           Esc [ Pn D                   1         EdF 
CUD  Cursor Down               Esc [ Pn B                   1         EdF 
CUF  Cursor Forward            Esc [ Pn C                   1         EdF 
CUP  Cursor Position           Esc [ Pn ; Pn H              1, 1      EdF 
CUU  Cursor Up                 Esc [ Pn A                   1         EdF 
CVT  Cursor Vertical Tab       Esc [ Pn Y                             EdF 
DA   Device Attributes         Esc [ Pn c                   0 
DAQ  Define Area Qualification Esc [ Ps o                   0 
DCH  Delete Character          Esc [ Pn P                   1         EdF 
DCS  Device Control String     Esc P                                  Delim 
DL   Delete Line               Esc [ Pn M                   1         EdF 
DMI  Disable Manual Input      Esc \                                  Fs 
DSR  Device Status Report      Esc [ Ps n                   0 
EA   Erase in Area             Esc [ Ps O                   0         EdF 
ECH  Erase Character           Esc [ Pn X                   1         EdF 
ED   Erase in Display          Esc [ Ps J                   0         EdF 
EF   Erase in Field            Esc [ Ps N                   0         EdF 
EL   Erase in Line             Esc [ Ps K                   0         EdF 
EMI  Enable Manual Input       Esc b                                  Fs 
EPA  End of Protected Area     Esc W 
ESA  End of Selected Area      Esc G 
FNT  Font Selection            Esc [ Pn ; Pn Space D        0, 0      FE 
GSM  Graphic Size Modify       Esc [ Pn ; Pn Space B        100, 100  FE 
GSS  Graphic Size Selection    Esc [ Pn Space C             none      FE 
HPA  Horz Position Absolute    Esc [ Pn `                   1         FE 
HPR  Horz Position Relative    Esc [ Pn a                   1         FE 
HTJ  Horz Tab w/Justification  Esc I                                  FE 
HTS  Horizontal Tab Set        Esc H                                  FE 
HVP  Horz & Vertical Position  Esc [ Pn ; Pn f              1, 1      FE 
ICH  Insert Character          Esc [ Pn @                   1         EdF 
IL   Insert Line               Esc [ Pn L                   1         EdF 
IND  Index                     Esc D                                  FE 
INT  Interrupt                 Esc a                                  Fs 
JFY  Justify                   Esc [ Ps ; ... ; Ps Space F  0         FE 
MC   Media Copy                Esc [ Ps i                   0 
MW   Message Waiting           Esc U 
NEL  Next Line                 Esc E                                  FE 
NP   Next Page                 Esc [ Pn U                   1         EdF 
OSC  Operating System Command  Esc ]                                  Delim 
PLD  Partial Line Down         Esc K                                  FE 
PLU  Partial Line Up           Esc L                                  FE 
PM   Privacy Message           Esc ^                                  Delim 
PP   Preceding Page            Esc [ Pn V                   1         EdF 
PU1  Private Use 1             Esc Q 
PU2  Private Use 2             Esc R 
QUAD Typographic Quadding      Esc [ Ps Space H             0         FE 
REP  Repeat Char or Control    Esc [ Pn b                   1 
RI   Reverse Index             Esc M                                  FE 
RIS  Reset to Initial State    Esc c                                  Fs 
RM   Reset Mode                Esc [ Ps l                   none 
SD   Scroll Down               Esc [ Pn T                   1         EdF 
SEM  Select Edit Extent Mode   Esc [ Ps Q                   0 
SGR  Select Graphic Rendition  Esc [ Ps m                   0         FE 
SL   Scroll Left               Esc [ Pn Space @             1         EdF 
SM   Select Mode               Esc [ Ps h                   none 
SPA  Start of Protected Area   Esc V 
SPI  Spacing Increment         Esc [ Pn ; Pn Space G        none      FE 
SR   Scroll Right              Esc [ Pn Space A             1         EdF 
SS2  Single Shift 2 (G2 set)   Esc N                                  Intro 
SS3  Single Shift 3 (G3 set)   Esc O                                  Intro 
SSA  Start of Selected Area    Esc F 
ST   String Terminator         Esc \                                  Delim 
STS  Set Transmit State        Esc S 
SU   Scroll Up                 Esc [ Pn S                   1         EdF 
TBC  Tab Clear                 Esc [ Ps g                   0         FE 
TSS  Thin Space Specification  Esc [ Pn Space E             none      FE 
VPA  Vert Position Absolute    Esc [ Pn d                   1         FE 
VPR  Vert Position Relative    Esc [ Pn e                   1         FE 
VTS  Vertical Tabulation Set   Esc J                                  FE 
 
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Abbreviations: 
 
Intro  an Introducer of some kind of defined sequence; the normal 7-bit 
       X3.64 Control Sequence Introducer is the two characters "Escape [" 
 
Delim  a Delimiter 
 
x/y    identifies a character by position in the ASCII table (column/row) 
 
EdF    editor function (see explanation) 
 
FE     format effector (see explanation) 
 
F      is a Final character in 
            an Escape sequence (F from 3/0 to 7/14 in the ASCII table) 
            a control sequence (F from 4/0 to 7/14) 
 
Gs     is a graphic character appearing in strings (Gs ranges from 
       2/0 to 7/14) in the ASCII table 
 
Ce     is a control represented as a single bit combination in the C1 set 
       of controls in an 8-bit character set 
 
C0     the familiar set of 7-bit ASCII control characters 
 
C1     roughly, the set of control characters available only in 8-bit systems. 
       This is too complicated to explain fully here, so read Jim Fleming's 
       article in the February 1983 BYTE, especially pages 214 through 224. 
 
Fe     is a Final character of a 2-character Escape sequence that has an 
       equivalent representation in an 8-bit environment as a Ce-type 
       (Fe ranges from 4/0 to 5/15) 
 
Fs     is a Final character of a 2-character Escape sequence that is 
       standardized internationally with identical representation in 7-bit 
       and 8-bit environments and is independent of the currently 
       designated C0 and C1 control sets (Fs ranges from 6/0 to 7/14) 
 
I      is an Intermediate character from 2/0 to 2/15 (inclusive) in the 
       ASCII table 
 
P      is a parameter character from 3/0 to 3/15 (inclusive) in the ASCII 
       table 
 
Pn     is a numeric parameter in a control sequence, a string of zero or 
       more characters ranging from 3/0 to 3/9 in the ASCII table 
 
Ps     is a variable number of selective parameters in a control sequence 
       with each selective parameter separated from the other by the code 
       3/11 (which usually represents a semicolon); Ps ranges from 
       3/0 to 3/9 and includes 3/11 
 
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v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v 
 
Format Effectors versus Editor Functions 
 
A format effector specifies how the final output is to be created. 
An editor function allows you to modify the specification.