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The Termcap Library
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The termcap library is the application programmer's interface to the
termcap data base. It contains functions for the following purposes:
* Finding the description of the user's terminal type (`tgetent').
* Interrogating the description for information on various topics
(`tgetnum', `tgetflag', `tgetstr').
* Computing and performing padding (`tputs').
* Encoding numeric parameters such as cursor positions into the
terminal-specific form required for display commands (`tparam',
`tgoto').
* Menu:
* Preparation Preparing to use the termcap library.
* Find Finding the description of the terminal being used.
* Interrogate Interrogating the description for particular capabilities.
* Initialize Initialization for output using termcap.
* Padding Outputting padding.
* Parameters Encoding parameters such as cursor positions.