---
name: "bterm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bogl-bterm"
version: "0.1.18-22+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bterm"
---

# bterm(1)

framebuffer terminal emulator

## NAME

bterm - framebuffer terminal emulator

## SYNOPSIS

**bterm** **-f** font.bgf \[-s *scale*\] \[-l *locale*\] \[*program*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**bterm** is a terminal emulator for the Linux framebuffer.  It supports multibyte locales and wide characters, in addition to basic terminal features such as cursor positioning.

## OPTIONS

- **-f font.bgf**

  Specify the font.  BGF fonts are produced by [**bdftobogl**(1)](/bdftobogl/1.md) from standard BDF font files.

- **-s scale**

  Specify the font scale factor, 0 for auto.

- **-l locale**

  Specify a locale for **bterm** and processes run within it.  The locale may also be specified normally in the environment.  If a locale, especially one with a different character set than the current locale, will be used inside of **bterm,** it should be specified on the command line.

## EXIT STATUS

The following exit values are returned:

- 0

  Successful completion.

- 1-125

  Exit code from executed program

- 127

  Failed to exec program

- \>=128

  Program terminated by signal.

## NOTES

On Debian systems, one appropriate BDF font can be found in the **bf-utf-source** package.

## SEE ALSO

[**bdftobogl**(1)](/bdftobogl/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Daniel Jacobowitz \<dan@debian.org\>.