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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-ncurses" role="wrap"> |
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="ncurses.html"?> |
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10 | |
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11 | <title>Ncurses-&ncurses-version;</title> |
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12 | |
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13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses"> |
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14 | <primary sortas="a-Ncurses">Ncurses</primary> |
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15 | </indexterm> |
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16 | |
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17 | <sect2 role="package"> |
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18 | <title/> |
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19 | |
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20 | <para>The Ncurses package contains libraries for terminal-independent |
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21 | handling of character screens.</para> |
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22 | |
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23 | </sect2> |
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24 | |
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25 | <sect2 role="installation"> |
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26 | <title>Installation of Ncurses</title> |
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27 | |
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28 | <para os="p1">The following patch contains updates from the &ncurses-version; branch |
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29 | by the Ncurses developers:</para> |
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30 | |
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31 | <screen os="p2"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&ncurses-branch_update-patch;</userinput></screen> |
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32 | |
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33 | <para os="a">Prepare Ncurses for compilation:</para> |
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34 | |
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35 | <screen os="b"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/lib \ |
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36 | --with-shared --without-debug</userinput></screen> |
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37 | |
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38 | <para os="c">Compile the package:</para> |
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39 | |
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40 | <screen os="d"><userinput>make</userinput></screen> |
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41 | |
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42 | <para os="e">This package does not come with a test suite.</para> |
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43 | |
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44 | <para os="f">Install the package:</para> |
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45 | |
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46 | <screen os="g"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> |
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47 | |
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48 | <para os="h">Move the Ncurses static libraries to the proper location:</para> |
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49 | |
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50 | <screen os="i"><userinput>mv -v /lib/lib{panel,menu,form,ncurses,ncurses++,curses}.a /usr/lib</userinput></screen> |
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51 | |
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52 | <para os="j">Create symlinks in <filename class="directory">/usr/lib:</filename></para> |
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53 | |
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54 | <screen os="k"><userinput>rm -v /lib/lib{ncurses,menu,panel,form,curses}.so |
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55 | ln -svf ../../lib/libncurses.so.5 /usr/lib/libcurses.so |
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56 | ln -svf ../../lib/libncurses.so.5 /usr/lib/libncurses.so |
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57 | ln -svf ../../lib/libmenu.so.5 /usr/lib/libmenu.so |
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58 | ln -svf ../../lib/libpanel.so.5 /usr/lib/libpanel.so |
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59 | ln -svf ../../lib/libform.so.5 /usr/lib/libform.so</userinput></screen> |
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60 | |
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61 | <para os="l">Give the Ncurses dynamic libraries execute permissions:</para> |
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62 | |
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63 | <screen os="m"><userinput>chmod -v 755 /lib/lib{panel,menu,form,ncurses}.so.&ncurses-version;</userinput></screen> |
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64 | |
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65 | </sect2> |
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66 | |
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67 | <sect2 id="contents-ncurses" role="content"> |
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68 | <title>Contents of Ncurses</title> |
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69 | |
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70 | <segmentedlist> |
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71 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> |
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72 | <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle> |
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73 | |
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74 | <seglistitem> |
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75 | <seg>captoinfo (link to tic), clear, infocmp, infotocap (link to tic), |
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76 | ncurses5-config, reset (link to tset), tack, tic, toe, tput, and tset</seg> |
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77 | <seg>libcurses.[a,so] (link to libncurses.[a,so]), libform.[a,so], |
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78 | libmenu.[a,so], libncurses++.a, libncurses.[a,so], and |
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79 | libpanel.[a,so]</seg> |
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80 | </seglistitem> |
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81 | </segmentedlist> |
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82 | |
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83 | <variablelist> |
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84 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> |
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85 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> |
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86 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> |
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87 | |
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88 | <varlistentry id="captoinfo"> |
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89 | <term><command>captoinfo</command></term> |
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90 | <listitem> |
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91 | <para>Converts a termcap description into a terminfo description</para> |
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92 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses captoinfo"> |
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93 | <primary sortas="b-captoinfo">captoinfo</primary> |
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94 | </indexterm> |
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95 | </listitem> |
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96 | </varlistentry> |
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97 | |
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98 | <varlistentry id="clear"> |
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99 | <term><command>clear</command></term> |
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100 | <listitem> |
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101 | <para>Clears the screen, if possible</para> |
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102 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses clear"> |
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103 | <primary sortas="b-clear">clear</primary> |
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104 | </indexterm> |
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105 | </listitem> |
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106 | </varlistentry> |
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107 | |
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108 | <varlistentry id="infocmp"> |
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109 | <term><command>infocmp</command></term> |
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110 | <listitem> |
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111 | <para>Compares or prints out terminfo descriptions</para> |
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112 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infocmp"> |
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113 | <primary sortas="b-infocmp">infocmp</primary> |
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114 | </indexterm> |
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115 | </listitem> |
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116 | </varlistentry> |
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117 | |
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118 | <varlistentry id="infotocap"> |
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119 | <term><command>infotocap</command></term> |
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120 | <listitem> |
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121 | <para>Converts a terminfo description into a termcap description</para> |
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122 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infotocap"> |
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123 | <primary sortas="b-infotocap">infotocap</primary> |
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124 | </indexterm> |
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125 | </listitem> |
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126 | </varlistentry> |
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127 | |
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128 | <varlistentry id="ncurses5-config"> |
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129 | <term><command>ncurses5-config</command></term> |
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130 | <listitem> |
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131 | <para>Provides configuration information for ncurses</para> |
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132 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses ncurses5-config"> |
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133 | <primary sortas="b-ncurses5-config">ncurses5-config</primary> |
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134 | </indexterm> |
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135 | </listitem> |
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136 | </varlistentry> |
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137 | |
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138 | <varlistentry id="reset"> |
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139 | <term><command>reset</command></term> |
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140 | <listitem> |
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141 | <para>Reinitializes a terminal to its default values</para> |
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142 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses reset"> |
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143 | <primary sortas="b-reset">reset</primary> |
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144 | </indexterm> |
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145 | </listitem> |
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146 | </varlistentry> |
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147 | |
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148 | <varlistentry id="tack"> |
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149 | <term><command>tack</command></term> |
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150 | <listitem> |
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151 | <para>The terminfo action checker; it is mainly used to test the |
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152 | accuracy of an entry in the terminfo database</para> |
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153 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tack"> |
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154 | <primary sortas="b-tack">tack</primary> |
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155 | </indexterm> |
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156 | </listitem> |
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157 | </varlistentry> |
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158 | |
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159 | <varlistentry id="tic"> |
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160 | <term><command>tic</command></term> |
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161 | <listitem> |
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162 | <para>The terminfo entry-description compiler that translates a |
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163 | terminfo file from source format into the binary format needed for the |
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164 | ncurses library routines. A terminfo file contains information on the |
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165 | capabilities of a certain terminal</para> |
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166 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tic"> |
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167 | <primary sortas="b-tic">tic</primary> |
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168 | </indexterm> |
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169 | </listitem> |
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170 | </varlistentry> |
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171 | |
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172 | <varlistentry id="toe"> |
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173 | <term><command>toe</command></term> |
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174 | <listitem> |
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175 | <para>Lists all available terminal types, giving the primary name and |
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176 | description for each</para> |
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177 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses toe"> |
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178 | <primary sortas="b-toe">toe</primary> |
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179 | </indexterm> |
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180 | </listitem> |
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181 | </varlistentry> |
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182 | |
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183 | <varlistentry id="tput"> |
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184 | <term><command>tput</command></term> |
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185 | <listitem> |
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186 | <para>Makes the values of terminal-dependent capabilities available to |
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187 | the shell; it can also be used to reset or initialize a terminal or |
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188 | report its long name</para> |
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189 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tput"> |
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190 | <primary sortas="b-tput">tput</primary> |
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191 | </indexterm> |
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192 | </listitem> |
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193 | </varlistentry> |
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194 | |
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195 | <varlistentry id="tset"> |
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196 | <term><command>tset</command></term> |
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197 | <listitem> |
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198 | <para>Can be used to initialize terminals</para> |
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199 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tset"> |
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200 | <primary sortas="b-tset">tset</primary> |
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201 | </indexterm> |
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202 | </listitem> |
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203 | </varlistentry> |
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204 | |
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205 | <varlistentry id="libcurses"> |
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206 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcurses</filename></term> |
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207 | <listitem> |
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208 | <para>A link to <filename>libncurses</filename></para> |
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209 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libcurses"> |
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210 | <primary sortas="c-libcurses">libcurses</primary> |
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211 | </indexterm> |
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212 | </listitem> |
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213 | </varlistentry> |
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214 | |
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215 | <varlistentry id="libncurses"> |
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216 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libncurses</filename></term> |
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217 | <listitem> |
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218 | <para>Contains functions to display text in many complex ways on a |
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219 | terminal screen; a good example of the use of these functions is the |
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220 | menu displayed during the kernel's |
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221 | <command>make menuconfig</command></para> |
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222 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libncurses"> |
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223 | <primary sortas="c-libncurses">libncurses</primary> |
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224 | </indexterm> |
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225 | </listitem> |
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226 | </varlistentry> |
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227 | |
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228 | <varlistentry id="libform"> |
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229 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libform</filename></term> |
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230 | <listitem> |
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231 | <para>Contains functions to implement forms</para> |
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232 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libform"> |
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233 | <primary sortas="c-libform">libform</primary> |
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234 | </indexterm> |
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235 | </listitem> |
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236 | </varlistentry> |
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237 | |
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238 | <varlistentry id="libmenu"> |
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239 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmenu</filename></term> |
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240 | <listitem> |
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241 | <para>Contains functions to implement menus</para> |
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242 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libmenu"> |
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243 | <primary sortas="c-libmenu">libmenu</primary> |
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244 | </indexterm> |
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245 | </listitem> |
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246 | </varlistentry> |
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247 | |
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248 | <varlistentry id="libpanel"> |
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249 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libpanel</filename></term> |
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250 | <listitem> |
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251 | <para>Contains functions to implement panels</para> |
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252 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libpanel"> |
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253 | <primary sortas="c-libpanel">libpanel</primary> |
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254 | </indexterm> |
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255 | </listitem> |
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256 | </varlistentry> |
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257 | |
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258 | </variablelist> |
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259 | |
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260 | </sect2> |
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261 | |
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262 | </sect1> |
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