curs_termcap(3)curs_termcap(3)NAME
curs_termcap, tgetent, tgetflag, tgetnum, tgetstr, tgoto - Curses
interfaces that support termcap capabilities
SYNOPSIS
#include <term.h>
int tgetent(
char *bp,
const char *name ); int tgetflag(
char id[2] ); int tgetnum(
char id[2] ); char *tgetstr(
char id[2],
char **area ); char *tgoto(
const char *cap,
int col,
int row );
LIBRARY
Curses Library (libcurses)
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry stan‐
dards as follows:
tgetent, tgetflag, tgetnum, tgetstr, tgoto: XCURSES4.2
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about
industry standards and associated tags.
DESCRIPTION
These routines are obsolete and should not be used in new applications.
The routines are included in the Curses library as a conversion aid for
applications originally designed to use the termcap file. The routines
include the same parameters as used with the termcap file but their
operations are emulated by using the terminfo database.
The tgetent routine looks up the termcap entry for name. The emulation
ignores the buffer pointer bp.
The tgetflag routine gets the Boolean entry for id.
The tgetnum routine gets the numeric entry for id.
The tgetstr routine returns the string entry for id. Applications use
the tputs routine to output the returned string.
The tgoto routine instantiates the parameters into the given capabil‐
ity. Applications pass output from this routine to the tputs routine.
The tputs routine is described in the curs_terminfo(3) reference page.
NOTES
The header file <curses.h> automatically includes the header file
<stdio.h>.
RETURN VALUES
Routines that return an integer return ERR upon failure and OK upon
successful completion.
Routines that return pointers return NULL on error.
SEE ALSO
Functions: curses(3), curs_terminfo(3), putc(3)
Others: standards(5)curs_termcap(3)
