1 #!/bin/bash

2 #based on a script from http://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.faq.html

3 exec < /dev/tty

4 oldstty=$(stty -g)

5 stty raw -echo min 0

6 # on my system, the following line can be replaced by the line below it

7 echo -en "\033[6n" > /dev/tty

8 # tput u7 > /dev/tty # when TERM=xterm (and relatives)

9 IFS=';' read -r -d R -a pos

10 stty $oldstty

11 # change from one-based to zero based so they work with: tput cup $row $col

12 row=$((${pos[0]:2} - 1)) # strip off the esc-[

13 col=$((${pos[1]} - 1))

14

15 echo "(row,col): $row,$col"