Terminal control/Cursor positioning

Terminal control/Cursor positioning
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Move the cursor to column 3, row 6 and display the word "Hello", so that the letter H is in column 3 on row 6.

Ada

with Ada.Text_IO;
 
procedure Cursor_Pos is
 
begin
   Ada.Text_IO.Set_Line(6);
   Ada.Text_IO.Set_Col(3);
   Ada.Text_IO.Put("Hello");
end Cursor_Pos;

AutoHotkey

Works with: AutoHotkey_L

Remember that AHK is not built for the console, so we must call the WinAPI directly.

DllCall( "AllocConsole" ) ; create a console if not launched from one
hConsole := DllCall( "GetStdHandle", int, STDOUT := -11 )
 
DllCall("SetConsoleCursorPosition", UPtr, hConsole, UInt, (6 << 16) | 3)
WriteConsole(hConsole, "Hello")
 
MsgBox
 
WriteConsole(hConsole, text){
	VarSetCapacity(out, 16)
	If DllCall( "WriteConsole", UPtr, hConsole, Str, text, UInt, StrLen(text)
				  , UPtrP, out, uint, 0 )
		return out
	return 0
}

Axe

Since the rows and columns are zero-indexed, we must subtract 1 from both.

Output(2,5,"HELLO")

BASIC

Applesoft BASIC

 10  VTAB 6: HTAB 3
 20  PRINT "HELLO"

Locomotive Basic

 10 LOCATE 3,6
 20 PRINT "Hello"

ZX Spectrum Basic

 10 REM The top left corner is at position 0,0
 20 REM So we subtract one from the coordinates
 30 PRINT AT 5,2 "Hello"

BBC BASIC

PRINT TAB(2,5);"Hello"

Commodore BASIC

 100 print chr$(19) :rem change to lowercase set
 110 print chr$(14) :rem go to position 1,1
 120 print:print:print:print
 130 print tab(2) "Hello" 

Befunge

Assuming a terminal with support for ANSI escape sequences.

0"olleHH3;6["39*>:#,[email protected]

Blast

# This will display a message at a specific position on the terminal screen
.begin
cursor 6,3
display "Hello!"
return
# This is the end of the script

C/C++

Using ANSI escape sequence, where ESC[y;xH moves curser to row y, col x:

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
	printf("\033[6;3HHello\n");
	return 0;
}

The C version of the minesweeper game uses curses. Minesweeper_game#C

On Windows, using console API:

#include <windows.h>
 
int main() {
    HANDLE hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
    COORD pos = {3, 6};
    SetConsoleCursorPosition(hConsole, pos);
    WriteConsole(hConsole, "Hello", 5, NULL, NULL);
    return 0;
}

C#

Works with: Mono version 1.2

Works with: Visual C# version 2003

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    Console.SetCursorPosition(3, 6);
    Console.Write("Hello");
}

COBOL

       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID. cursor-positioning.
 
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           DISPLAY "Hello" AT LINE 6, COL 3
 
           GOBACK
           .

D

ANSI escape sequences allow you to move the cursor anywhere on the screen. See more at: Bash Prompt HowTo - Chapter 6. ANSI Escape Sequences: Colours and Cursor Movement

Position the Cursor:
 \033[<L>;<C>H
    or
 \033[<L>;<C>f
puts the cursor at line L and column C.

 
import std.stdio;
 
void main()
{
  writef("\033[6;3fHello");
}
 

Output:

0123456789
1     
2
3
4
5
6  Hello
9
8
9

Elena

ELENA 3.2 :

program =
[
    console setCursorPosition(3,6); write("Hello").
].

Euphoria

position(6,3)
puts(1,"Hello")

F#

open System
 
Console.SetCursorPosition(3, 6)
Console.Write("Hello")

Forth

2 5 at-xy ." Hello"

Fortran

Intel Fortran on Windows

program textposition
    use kernel32
    implicit none
    integer(HANDLE) :: hConsole
    integer(BOOL) :: q
 
    hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
    q = SetConsoleCursorPosition(hConsole, T_COORD(3, 6))
    q = WriteConsole(hConsole, loc("Hello"), 5, NULL, NULL)
end program

Go

External command

package main
 
import (
    "bytes"
    "fmt"
    "os"
    "os/exec"
)
 
func main() {
    cmd := exec.Command("tput", "-S")
    cmd.Stdin = bytes.NewBufferString("clear\ncup 5 2")
    cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
    cmd.Run()
    fmt.Println("Hello")
}

ANSI escape codes

package main
 
import "fmt"
 
func main() {
    fmt.Println("\033[2J\033[6;3HHello")
}

Ncurses

Library: curses

package main
 
import (
    "log"
 
    gc "code.google.com/p/goncurses"
)
 
func main() {
    s, err := gc.Init()
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal("init:", err)
    }
    defer gc.End()
    s.Move(5, 2)
    s.Println("Hello")
    s.GetChar()
}

Icon and Unicon

If the OS has older termcap files, CUP is included with link ansi

procedure main()
    writes(CUP(6,3), "Hello")
end
 
procedure CUP(i,j)
    writes("\^[[",i,";",j,"H")
    return
end

J

Using terminal positioning verbs of Terminal_control/Coloured_text#J

'Hello',~move 6 3

Kotlin

Works with: Ubuntu version 14.04

// version 1.1.2
 
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    print("\u001Bc") // clear screen first
    println("\u001B[6;3HHello")
}

Lasso

local(esc = decode_base64('Gw=='))
 
stdout( #esc + '[6;3HHello')

Liberty BASIC

locate 3, 6
print "Hello" 
 

Logo

setcursor [2 5]
type "Hello

You can also draw positioned text on the turtle graphics window.

setpos [20 50]
setxy 20 30   ; alternate way to set position
label "Hello

Mathematica

Run["tput cup 6 3"]
Print["Hello"]

OCaml

Using the library ANSITerminal:

#load "unix.cma"
#directory "+ANSITerminal"
#load "ANSITerminal.cma"
 
module Trm = ANSITerminal
 
let () =
  Trm.erase Trm.Screen;
  Trm.set_cursor 3 6;
  Trm.print_string [] "Hello";
;;

Pascal

 
program cursor_pos;
uses crt;
begin
  gotoxy(6,3);
  write('Hello');
end.
 

Perl

Using the Term::Cap module:

 
use Term::Cap;
 
my $t = Term::Cap->Tgetent;
print $t->Tgoto("cm", 2, 5); # 0-based
print "Hello";
 

Nim

import terminal
setCursorPos(3, 6)
echo "Hello"

Perl 6

Assuming an ANSI terminal:

print "\e[6;3H";
print 'Hello';

Phix

position(6,3)
puts(1,"Hello")

PicoLisp

(call 'tput "cup" 6 3)
(prin "Hello")

PowerShell

The following will only work in the PowerShell console host. Most notably it will not work in the PowerShell ISE.

$Host.UI.RawUI.CursorPosition = New-Object System.Management.Automation.Host.Coordinates 2,5
$Host.UI.Write('Hello')

Alternatively, in any PowerShell host that uses the Windows console, one can directly use the .NET Console class:

[Console]::SetCursorPosition(2,5)
[Console]::Write('Hello')

PureBasic

EnableGraphicalConsole(#True)
ConsoleLocate(3,6)
Print("Hello")

Python

Using ANSI escape sequence, where ESC[y;xH moves curser to row y, col x:

print("\033[6;3HHello")

On Windows it needs to import and init the colorama module first.

ANSI sequences are not recognized in Windows console, here is a program using Windows API:

from ctypes import *
 
STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11
 
class COORD(Structure):
    pass
 
COORD._fields_ = [("X", c_short), ("Y", c_short)]
 
def print_at(r, c, s):
    h = windll.kernel32.GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
    windll.kernel32.SetConsoleCursorPosition(h, COORD(c, r))
 
    c = s.encode("windows-1252")
    windll.kernel32.WriteConsoleA(h, c_char_p(c), len(c), None, None)
 
print_at(6, 3, "Hello")

Racket

 
#lang racket
(require (planet neil/charterm:3:0))
(with-charterm
 (charterm-clear-screen)
 (charterm-cursor 3 6)
 (displayln "Hello World"))
 

REXX

The REXX language doesn't have any cursor or screen management tools, but some REXX interpreters have added the functionality via different methods.

Works with: PC/REXX, Personal REXX

/*REXX program demonstrates cursor position and writing of text to same.*/
 
call cursor  3,6                       /*move the cursor to row 3, col 6*/
say 'Hello'                            /*write the text at that location*/
 
call scrwrite 30,50,'Hello.'           /*another method.       */
 
call scrwrite 40,60,'Hello.',,,14      /*another ... in yellow.*/

Retro

with console'
: hello 3 6 at-xy "Hello" puts ;

Ring

 
# Project : Terminal control/Cursor positioning
# Date    : 2018/04/19
# Author : Gal Zsolt (~ CalmoSoft ~)
# Email   : <[email protected]>
 
for n = 1 to 5
     see nl
next
see "  Hello"
 

Output:

   Hello

Ruby

Library: curses

require 'curses'
 
Curses.init_screen
begin
  Curses.setpos(6, 3)  # column 6, row 3
  Curses.addstr("Hello")
 
  Curses.getch  # Wait until user presses some key.
ensure
  Curses.close_screen
end

Scala

Works with: Ubuntu version 14.04

object Main extends App {
    print("\u001Bc") // clear screen first
    println("\u001B[6;3HHello")
}

Seed7

The function setPos is portable and positions the cursor on the console window. SetPos is based on terminfo respectively the Windows console API.

$ include "seed7_05.s7i";
  include "console.s7i";
 
const proc: main is func
  local
    var text: console is STD_NULL;
  begin
    console := open(CONSOLE);
    setPos(console, 6, 3);
    write(console, "Hello");
    # Terminal windows often restore the previous
    # content, when a program is terminated. Therefore
    # the program waits until Return/Enter is pressed.
    readln;
  end func;

Tcl

exec tput cup 5 2 >/dev/tty
puts "Hello"

UNIX Shell

# The tput utility numbers from zero, so we have subtracted 1 from row and column
# number to obtain correct positioning.
tput cup 5 2

Whitespace

Using ANSI escape sequence, where ESC[y;xH moves curser to row y, col x (see below):

This solution was generated from the following pseudo-Assembly.

push "Hello"	;The characters are pushed onto the stack in reverse order
push "[6;3H"
push 27		;ESC
 
push 11		;Number of characters to print
call 0		;Calls print-string function
exit
 
0:
  dup jumpz 1	;Return if counter is zero
  exch prtc	;Swap counter with the next character and print it
  push 1 sub	;Subtract one from counter
  jump 0	;Loop back to print next character
 
1:
  pop ret	;Pop counter and return

XPL0

include c:\cxpl\codes;  \intrinsic 'code' declarations
 
[Cursor(2, 5);          \3rd column, 6th row
Text(0, "Hello");       \upper-left corner is coordinate 0, 0
]

zkl

Translation of: C/C++

Using ANSI escape sequence, where ESC[y;xH moves curser to row y, col x:

print("\e[6;3H" "Hello");