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title: Module terminal
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## Introduction
The terminal library is a simple and lower level library for certain terminal interactions.

## Functions
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|<a href="#restoreState">restoreState()</a>|Restores the last saved state of the terminal|
|<a href="#saveState">saveState()</a>|Saves the current state of the terminal|
|<a href="#setRaw">setRaw()</a>|Puts the terminal in raw mode|
|<a href="#size">size()</a>|Gets the dimensions of the terminal. Returns a table with `width` and `height`|

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terminal.restoreState()
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Restores the last saved state of the terminal
#### Parameters
This function has no parameters.  
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terminal.saveState()
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Saves the current state of the terminal
#### Parameters
This function has no parameters.  
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terminal.setRaw()
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Puts the terminal in raw mode
#### Parameters
This function has no parameters.  
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terminal.size()
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Gets the dimensions of the terminal. Returns a table with `width` and `height`
Note: this is not the size in relation to the dimensions of the display
#### Parameters
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