Terminfo

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Terminfo is a library and database that enables programs to use display terminals in a device-independent manner. Mary Ann Horton implemented the first terminfo library in 1981-1982 as an improvement over termcap.

See also

• sh
• bash
• tty
• Terminal emulator
• tput - queries the terminfo database for terminal-dependent information.
• ANSI escape code (Terminal Control Escape Sequences)
• Software flow control

Favorite site

• Terminfo - Wikipedia
• KLDPWiki: Linuxdoc Sgml/Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO