Tab Clear (TBC)

Clear one or all tab stops.

  1. 0x1B
    ESC
  2. 0x5B
    [
  3. ____
    n
  4. 0x67
    g

The parameter n must be 0 or 3. If n is omitted, n defaults to 0.

If the parameter n is 0, the cursor column position is marked as not a tab stop. If the column was already not a tab stop, this does nothing.

If the parameter n is 3, all tab stops are cleared.

Validation

TBC V-1: Tab Clear Single

printf "\033[1;1H" # move to top-left
printf "\033[0J" # clear screen
printf "\033[?5W" # reset tabs
printf "\t"
printf "\033[g"
printf "\033[1G"
printf "\t"

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TBC V-3: Clear All Tabstops

printf "\033[1;1H" # move to top-left
printf "\033[0J" # clear screen
printf "\033[?5W" # reset tabs
printf "\033[3g"
printf "\033[1G"
printf "\t"

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