How do I reset the colors of my terminal?
Help! Somehow my terminal looks like this:
It's nearly impossible to read the text. How can I fix it without exiting the terminal?
command-line gnome-terminal
edited Apr 5 '14 at 14:04
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asked Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
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Help! Somehow my terminal looks like this:
It's nearly impossible to read the text. How can I fix it without exiting the terminal?
command-line gnome-terminal
edited Apr 5 '14 at 14:04
Braiam
51.4k20136220
asked Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
What the heck did you did to get it that way? xD
– Lucio
Apr 5 '14 at 4:21
3
You can sometimes "accidentally" get this by usingcaton a binary file.
– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:22
1
I just tried tocata binary file, was quite an experience...
– Aditya
Apr 6 '14 at 1:00
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Help! Somehow my terminal looks like this:
It's nearly impossible to read the text. How can I fix it without exiting the terminal?
command-line gnome-terminal
edited Apr 5 '14 at 14:04
Braiam
51.4k20136220
asked Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
Help! Somehow my terminal looks like this:
It's nearly impossible to read the text. How can I fix it without exiting the terminal?
command-line gnome-terminal
command-line gnome-terminal
edited Apr 5 '14 at 14:04
Braiam
51.4k20136220
asked Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
edited Apr 5 '14 at 14:04
Braiam
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asked Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
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edited Apr 5 '14 at 14:04
Braiam
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edited Apr 5 '14 at 14:04
Braiam
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edited Apr 5 '14 at 14:04
Braiam
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51.4k20136220
asked Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
asked Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
asked Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
20.9k32144237
What the heck did you did to get it that way? xD
– Lucio
Apr 5 '14 at 4:21
3
You can sometimes "accidentally" get this by usingcaton a binary file.
– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:22
1
I just tried tocata binary file, was quite an experience...
– Aditya
Apr 6 '14 at 1:00
add a comment |
What the heck did you did to get it that way? xD
– Lucio
Apr 5 '14 at 4:21
3
You can sometimes "accidentally" get this by usingcaton a binary file.
– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:22
1
I just tried tocata binary file, was quite an experience...
– Aditya
Apr 6 '14 at 1:00
What the heck did you did to get it that way? xD
– Lucio
Apr 5 '14 at 4:21
What the heck did you did to get it that way? xD
– Lucio
Apr 5 '14 at 4:21
3
3
You can sometimes "accidentally" get this by using
cat on a binary file.– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:22
You can sometimes "accidentally" get this by using
cat on a binary file.– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:22
1
1
I just tried to
cat a binary file, was quite an experience...– Aditya
Apr 6 '14 at 1:00
I just tried to
cat a binary file, was quite an experience...– Aditya
Apr 6 '14 at 1:00
add a comment |
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The likely cause of this problem are ANSI Escape Codes. These allow scripts to change the foreground and background color of the terminal. You can even mimic the colors of the screenshot above by running the following command:
echo -e 'E[32;46m'
To reset the terminal colors, use the following command:
tput init
According to the manpage:
init If the terminfo database is present and an entry for the user's
terminal exists (see -Ttype, above), the following will occur:
(1) if present, the terminal's initialization strings will be
output as detailed in the terminfo(5) section on Tabs and
Initialization,
(2) any delays (e.g., newline) specified in the entry will be
set in the tty driver,
(3) tabs expansion will be turned on or off according to the
specification in the entry, and
(4) if tabs are not expanded, standard tabs will be set
(every 8 spaces).
If an entry does not contain the information needed for any of
the four above activities, that activity will silently be
skipped.
This should restore your terminal to its original colors.
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
Could you just close it and open it again?
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:42
Yes, but then all of my environment variables would be lost.
– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
Good point. +1.
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
2
resetwill also work but I think it'll also reset the environment variables.
– user249743
Apr 5 '14 at 18:28
add a comment |
You can try this command also.It will reset your terminal color.
tput sgr0
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:29
Avinash Raj
51.2k41165214
add a comment |
If you find your terminal in a state that none of reset, tput init, nor tput sgr0 can fix, try tput setaf 7 && tput setab 0 to force the text to white on black.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 21:23
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The likely cause of this problem are ANSI Escape Codes. These allow scripts to change the foreground and background color of the terminal. You can even mimic the colors of the screenshot above by running the following command:
echo -e 'E[32;46m'
To reset the terminal colors, use the following command:
tput init
According to the manpage:
init If the terminfo database is present and an entry for the user's
terminal exists (see -Ttype, above), the following will occur:
(1) if present, the terminal's initialization strings will be
output as detailed in the terminfo(5) section on Tabs and
Initialization,
(2) any delays (e.g., newline) specified in the entry will be
set in the tty driver,
(3) tabs expansion will be turned on or off according to the
specification in the entry, and
(4) if tabs are not expanded, standard tabs will be set
(every 8 spaces).
If an entry does not contain the information needed for any of
the four above activities, that activity will silently be
skipped.
This should restore your terminal to its original colors.
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
Could you just close it and open it again?
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:42
Yes, but then all of my environment variables would be lost.
– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
Good point. +1.
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
2
resetwill also work but I think it'll also reset the environment variables.
– user249743
Apr 5 '14 at 18:28
add a comment |
The likely cause of this problem are ANSI Escape Codes. These allow scripts to change the foreground and background color of the terminal. You can even mimic the colors of the screenshot above by running the following command:
echo -e 'E[32;46m'
To reset the terminal colors, use the following command:
tput init
According to the manpage:
init If the terminfo database is present and an entry for the user's
terminal exists (see -Ttype, above), the following will occur:
(1) if present, the terminal's initialization strings will be
output as detailed in the terminfo(5) section on Tabs and
Initialization,
(2) any delays (e.g., newline) specified in the entry will be
set in the tty driver,
(3) tabs expansion will be turned on or off according to the
specification in the entry, and
(4) if tabs are not expanded, standard tabs will be set
(every 8 spaces).
If an entry does not contain the information needed for any of
the four above activities, that activity will silently be
skipped.
This should restore your terminal to its original colors.
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
Could you just close it and open it again?
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:42
Yes, but then all of my environment variables would be lost.
– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
Good point. +1.
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
2
resetwill also work but I think it'll also reset the environment variables.
– user249743
Apr 5 '14 at 18:28
add a comment |
The likely cause of this problem are ANSI Escape Codes. These allow scripts to change the foreground and background color of the terminal. You can even mimic the colors of the screenshot above by running the following command:
echo -e 'E[32;46m'
To reset the terminal colors, use the following command:
tput init
According to the manpage:
init If the terminfo database is present and an entry for the user's
terminal exists (see -Ttype, above), the following will occur:
(1) if present, the terminal's initialization strings will be
output as detailed in the terminfo(5) section on Tabs and
Initialization,
(2) any delays (e.g., newline) specified in the entry will be
set in the tty driver,
(3) tabs expansion will be turned on or off according to the
specification in the entry, and
(4) if tabs are not expanded, standard tabs will be set
(every 8 spaces).
If an entry does not contain the information needed for any of
the four above activities, that activity will silently be
skipped.
This should restore your terminal to its original colors.
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
The likely cause of this problem are ANSI Escape Codes. These allow scripts to change the foreground and background color of the terminal. You can even mimic the colors of the screenshot above by running the following command:
echo -e 'E[32;46m'
To reset the terminal colors, use the following command:
tput init
According to the manpage:
init If the terminfo database is present and an entry for the user's
terminal exists (see -Ttype, above), the following will occur:
(1) if present, the terminal's initialization strings will be
output as detailed in the terminfo(5) section on Tabs and
Initialization,
(2) any delays (e.g., newline) specified in the entry will be
set in the tty driver,
(3) tabs expansion will be turned on or off according to the
specification in the entry, and
(4) if tabs are not expanded, standard tabs will be set
(every 8 spaces).
If an entry does not contain the information needed for any of
the four above activities, that activity will silently be
skipped.
This should restore your terminal to its original colors.
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
edited Apr 5 '14 at 4:26
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:18
Nathan Osman
20.9k32144237
20.9k32144237
Could you just close it and open it again?
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:42
Yes, but then all of my environment variables would be lost.
– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
Good point. +1.
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
2
resetwill also work but I think it'll also reset the environment variables.
– user249743
Apr 5 '14 at 18:28
add a comment |
Could you just close it and open it again?
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:42
Yes, but then all of my environment variables would be lost.
– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
Good point. +1.
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
2
resetwill also work but I think it'll also reset the environment variables.
– user249743
Apr 5 '14 at 18:28
Could you just close it and open it again?
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:42
Could you just close it and open it again?
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:42
Yes, but then all of my environment variables would be lost.
– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
Yes, but then all of my environment variables would be lost.
– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
Good point. +1.
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
Good point. +1.
– Sparhawk
Apr 5 '14 at 4:47
2
2
reset will also work but I think it'll also reset the environment variables.– user249743
Apr 5 '14 at 18:28
reset will also work but I think it'll also reset the environment variables.– user249743
Apr 5 '14 at 18:28
add a comment |
You can try this command also.It will reset your terminal color.
tput sgr0
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:29
Avinash Raj
51.2k41165214
add a comment |
You can try this command also.It will reset your terminal color.
tput sgr0
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:29
Avinash Raj
51.2k41165214
add a comment |
You can try this command also.It will reset your terminal color.
tput sgr0
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:29
Avinash Raj
51.2k41165214
You can try this command also.It will reset your terminal color.
tput sgr0
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:29
Avinash Raj
51.2k41165214
edited Apr 5 '14 at 5:58
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:29
Avinash Raj
51.2k41165214
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:29
Avinash Raj
51.2k41165214
answered Apr 5 '14 at 4:29
Avinash Raj
51.2k41165214
51.2k41165214
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add a comment |
If you find your terminal in a state that none of reset, tput init, nor tput sgr0 can fix, try tput setaf 7 && tput setab 0 to force the text to white on black.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 21:23
rymo
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If you find your terminal in a state that none of reset, tput init, nor tput sgr0 can fix, try tput setaf 7 && tput setab 0 to force the text to white on black.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 21:23
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If you find your terminal in a state that none of reset, tput init, nor tput sgr0 can fix, try tput setaf 7 && tput setab 0 to force the text to white on black.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 21:23
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If you find your terminal in a state that none of reset, tput init, nor tput sgr0 can fix, try tput setaf 7 && tput setab 0 to force the text to white on black.
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What the heck did you did to get it that way? xD
– Lucio
Apr 5 '14 at 4:21
3
You can sometimes "accidentally" get this by using
caton a binary file.– Nathan Osman
Apr 5 '14 at 4:22
1
I just tried to
cata binary file, was quite an experience...– Aditya
Apr 6 '14 at 1:00