ANSI.SYS and NANSI.SYS Functions - ANSI x3.64
ESC[y,xH Cursor position y,x
ESC[nA Cursor Up n lines
ESC[nB Cursor Down n lines
ESC[nC Cursor Forward n characters
ESC[nD Cursor Backward n characters
ESC[y;xf Cursor position y,x (less frequently used)
ESC[y;xR Cursor position report y,x
ESC[6n Device status report (cursor pos)(n is constant 'n')
ESC[s Save cursor position
ESC[u Restore cursor position
ESC[2J Erase display
ESC[K Erase to end of line
ESC[nL Inserts n blank lines at cursor line. (NANSI)
ESC[nM Deletes n lines including cursor line. (NANSI)
ESC[n@ Inserts n blank chars at cursor. (NANSI)
ESC[nP Deletes n chars including cursor char. (NANSI)
ESC[n;ny Output char translate (NANSI)
When first char is encountered in output request, it
is replaced with the second char. When no parameters
are given, all chars are reset.
ESC["str"p Keyboard Key Reassignment. The first char of str gives
the key to redefine; the rest of the string is the
key's new value. To specify unprintable chars, give
the ASCII value of the char outside of quotes, as a
normal parm. IBM function keys are two byte strings.
Ex: ESC[0;";dir a:";13;p
redefines F1 to have the value "dir a:" followed by CR.
If no parameters given, all keys are reset to their
default values. Single or double quotes are valid.
ESC[n;n;...nm Set Graphics Rendition is used to set attributes as
well as foreground and background colors. If multiple
parameters are used, they are executed in sequence, and
the effects are cumulative. 'n' is one of the following
attributes or colors:
0 All attributes off 5 Blink
1 Bold 7 Reverse Video
2 Dim 8 Invisible
4 Underline
Foreground colors Background colors
30 Black 40 Black
31 Red 41 Red
32 Green 42 Green
33 Yellow 43 Yellow
34 Blue 44 Blue
35 Magenta 45 Magenta
36 Cyan 46 Cyan
37 White 47 White
ESC[=nh Set mode (see screen modes for n)
ESC[=nl Reset Mode (see screen modes for n)
Screen modes are similar to those found in the IBM BIOS:
0 text 40x25 Black & White
1 text 40x25 Color
2 text 80x25 Black & White
3 text 80x25 Color
4 320x200 4 bits/pixel
5 320x200 1 bit/pixel
6 640x200 1 bit/pixel
7 cursor wrap
13 320x200 4 bits/pixel (EGA)
14 640x200 4 bits/pixel (EGA)
16 640x350 4 bits/pixel (EGA)
- for more information see ANSI document x3.64 or your DOS manual