1998-08-29 19:44:55 +00:00
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The ncurses software includes a SVr4 and XSI-Curses compatible
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curses library as well as terminfo tools include "tic", "infocmp",
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and "captoinfo". The library is used by other programs for text-mode
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support of color, multiple highlights, forms-drawing characters,
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automatic recognition of keybad and function-key sequences, and
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more.
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The ncurses library uses a terminfo database (included), but can
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be configured to use BSD's /etc/termcap file instead. This has
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been approved by the old 4.4BSD curses maintainer as the official
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4.4BSD curses successor.
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