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The Terminal API provides functions for writing text to the terminal and monitors, and drawing ASCII graphics.

Methods in ''italics'' are available only to [[Advanced Computer|Advanced Computers]] and [[Advanced Monitor|Advanced Monitors]].

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{{API table/row|[[term.write]](text)
|Writes text to the screen.|odd}}

{{API table/row|[[term.clear]]()
|Clears the entire screen}}

{{API table/row|[[term.clearLine]]()
|Clears the line the cursor is on|odd}}

{{API table/row|[[term.getCursorPos]]()
|Returns two arguments containing the x and the y position of the cursor.}}

{{API table/row|[[term.setCursorPos]](x, y)
|Sets the cursor's position.|odd}}

{{API table/row|[[term.setCursorBlink]](bool)
|Disables the blinking or turns it on.}}

{{API table/row|[[term.isColor]]()
|Returns if the computer supports color. (Used to determine whether or not an [[Advanced Computer]] is being used)|odd}}

{{API table/row|[[term.getSize]]()
|Returns two arguments containing the x and the y values stating the size of the screen. (Good for if you're making something to be compatible with both [[Turtle]]s and [[Computer]]s.)}}

{{API table/row|[[term.scroll]](n)
|Scrolls the terminal ''n'' lines.|odd}}

{{API table/row|[[term.redirect]](target)
|Redirects terminal output to a monitor or other redirect target. (Use [[peripheral.wrap]] to acquire a monitor "object".)}}

{{API table/row|[[term.restore]]()
|Restores terminal output to the previous target.|odd}}

{{API table/row|''[[term.setTextColor]]([[Colors (API)|color]])''
|Sets the text color of the terminal. Available only to [[Advanced Computer|Advanced Computers]] and [[Advanced Monitor]]s.}}

{{API table/row|''[[term.setBackgroundColor]]([[Colors (API)#Colors|color]])''
|Sets the background color of the terminal. Available only to [[Advanced Computer|Advanced Computers]] and [[Advanced Monitor]]s.|odd}}
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