Screen Contents

Read what is on the screen. More...

Detailed Description

Read what is on the screen.

A terminal's contents are a grid of cells. Find a cell with a point or a grid reference, then read its text and style. Selection, Search and Formatter work across many cells at once.

Topics
	Cells and Rows
	Read the contents of grid cells and rows.
	Points
	Name a grid position in the active area, viewport, screen, or history.
	Grid References
	Point at a cell, read it, and keep track of it as the terminal scrolls.
	Style
	Read a cell's colors and text attributes.
	Selection
	Select words, lines, and ranges, and turn pointer gestures into selections.
	Search
	Find a string in a terminal, including its scrollback.
	Formatter
	Turn terminal content into plain text, VT sequences, or HTML.