CUB — Cursor Back

Sequence	CSI <n> D
Bytes	0x1B 0x5B <n> 0x44
Mnemonic	CUB
Otty support	✓

Description

Moves the cursor <n> columns to the left in the current row. Default <n> = 1. Clamps at column 1; no wrap.

Example

printf '\e[5D'      # back 5 columns

Related

• CUU, CUD, CUF, CUP
• BS — single-cell back (no scrolling, no SGR effect either way).