---
name: "teseq"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "teseq"
version: "1.1.1-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/teseq"
---

# teseq(1)

Format text with terminal escapes and control sequences for human consumption.

## NAME

teseq - Format text with terminal escapes and control sequences for human consumption.

## SYNOPSIS

**teseq** \[*-CLDEx*\] \[*in* \[*out*\]\]\
 **teseq** *-h \| --help*\
 **teseq** *-V \| --version*

## DESCRIPTION

Format text with terminal escapes and control sequences for human consumption.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display usage information (this message).

- **-V**, **--version**

  Display version and warrantee.

- **-C**

  Don't print ^X for C0 controls.

- **-D**

  Don't print descriptions.

- **-E**

  Don't print escape sequences.

- **-L**

  Don't print labels.

**--color**=*\[WHEN\]*, **--colour**=*\[WHEN\]*

-

  Colorize the output. WHEN defaults to 'always' or can be 'never' or 'auto'. See the full documentation.

**-I**, **--no-interactive**

-

  Don't put the terminal into non-canonical or no-echo mode, and don't try to ensure output lines are finished when a signal is received.

- **-b**, **--buffered**

  Force teseq to buffer I/O.

**-t**, **--timings**=*TIMINGS*

-

  Read timing info from TIMINGS and emit delay lines.

- **-x**

  (No effect; accepted for backwards compatibility.)

The GNU Teseq home page is at http://www.gnu.org/software/teseq/.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report all bugs to bug-teseq@gnu.org

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2008,2013 Micah Cowan \<micah@addictivecode.org\>. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>\
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **teseq** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **teseq** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info teseq**

should give you access to the complete manual.