Move Terminal Cursor

Move a terminal cursor (right, left, up, down, etc).

Install

$ npm install --save move-terminal-cursor 

Usage

var move = require("move-terminal-cursor")

move("up", {count: 5})
move("down", {count: 5})
move("right", {count: 5})
move("left", {count: 5})
move("nextLine", {count: 5})
move("prevLine", {count: 5})
move("toCol", {col: 10})
move("toPos", {row: 10, col: 10})

console.log("Meow")

API

move(type, opts)

Moves the terminal cursor.

Name	Type	Description
type	String	Where you want the cursor to move.
opts	Object	Options (see available options below)

Available types

types
up
down
right
left
nextLine
prevLine
toCol
toPos

Available options

Name	Type	Description
x	Number	The x cord.
y	Number	The y cord.
count	Number	The number of movements.

Required options for movement types.

"up"

move("up", opts)

Must provide 'count' key/value to options object.

move("up", {count: 5})

"down"

move("down", opts)

Must provide 'count' key/value to options object.

move("down", {count: 5})

"right"

move("right", opts)

Must provide 'count' key/value to options object.

move("right", {count: 5})

"left"

left("right", opts)

Must provide 'count' key/value to options object.

move("left", {count: 5})

"nextLine"

move("nextLine", opts)

Must provide 'count' key/value to options object.

move("nextLine", {count: 5})

"prevLine"

move("prevLine", opts)

Must provide 'count' key/value to options object.

move("prevLine", {count: 5})

"toCol"

move("toCol", opts)

Must provide 'col' key/value to options object.

move("toCol", {col: 5})

"toPos"

move("toPos", opts)

Must provide 'col' and 'row' key/values to options object.

move("toPos", {row: 5, col: 10})

Related

• terminal-cursor - Manipulate and keep track of the terminal cursor (move, hide, show, etc)

License

MIT © Joe Gesualdo