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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 | ]>
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7 |
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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 --enable-widec \
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37 | --with-manpage-format=normal \
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38 | --with-default-terminfo-dir=/usr/share/terminfo</userinput></screen>
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39 |
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40 | <variablelist os="b1">
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41 | <title>The meaning of the new configure option:</title>
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42 |
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43 | <varlistentry>
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44 | <term><parameter>--with-manpage-format=normal</parameter></term>
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45 | <listitem>
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46 | <para>This tells Ncurses not to compress its installed manpages.</para>
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47 | </listitem>
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48 | </varlistentry>
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49 | </variablelist>
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50 |
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51 | <para os="c">Compile the package:</para>
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52 |
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53 | <screen os="d"><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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54 |
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55 | <para os="e">This package has a test suite, but it can only be run after
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56 | the package is installed. The tests are in the
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57 | <filename class="directory">test/</filename> directory. See the
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58 | <filename>README</filename> file in that directory for details.</para>
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59 |
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60 | <para os="f">Install the package:</para>
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61 |
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62 | <screen os="g"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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63 |
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64 | <para os="h">Move the Ncurses static libraries to the proper location:</para>
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65 |
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66 | <screen os="i"><userinput>mv -v /lib/lib{panelw,menuw,formw,ncursesw,ncurses++w}.a /usr/lib</userinput></screen>
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67 |
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68 | <para os="j">Create symlinks in <filename class="directory">/usr/lib:</filename></para>
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69 |
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70 | <screen os="k"><userinput>ln -svf ../../lib/$(readlink /lib/libncursesw.so) /usr/lib/libncursesw.so
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71 | ln -svf ../../lib/$(readlink /lib/libmenuw.so) /usr/lib/libmenuw.so
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72 | ln -svf ../../lib/$(readlink /lib/libpanelw.so) /usr/lib/libpanelw.so
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73 | ln -svf ../../lib/$(readlink /lib/libformw.so) /usr/lib/libformw.so
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74 | rm -v /lib/lib{ncursesw,menuw,panelw,formw}.so</userinput></screen>
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75 |
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76 | <para os="l">Many packages that use Ncurses will compile just fine against
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77 | the widechar libraries, but won't know to look for them. Create linker
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78 | scripts and symbolic links to allow older and non-widec compatible
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79 | programs to build properly:</para>
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80 |
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81 | <screen os="m"><userinput>for lib in curses ncurses form panel menu ; do
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82 | echo "INPUT(-l${lib}w)" > /usr/lib/lib${lib}.so
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83 | ln -sfv lib${lib}w.a /usr/lib/lib${lib}.a
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84 | done
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85 | ln -sfv libncursesw.so /usr/lib/libcursesw.so
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86 | ln -sfv libncursesw.a /usr/lib/libcursesw.a
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87 | ln -sfv libncurses++w.a /usr/lib/libncurses++.a
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88 | ln -sfv ncursesw5-config /usr/bin/ncurses5-config</userinput></screen>
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89 |
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90 | </sect2>
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91 |
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92 | <sect2 id="contents-ncurses" role="content">
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93 | <title>Contents of Ncurses</title>
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94 |
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95 | <segmentedlist>
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96 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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97 | <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
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98 | <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle>
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99 |
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100 | <seglistitem>
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101 | <seg>captoinfo (link to tic), clear, infocmp, infotocap (link to tic),
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102 | ncursesw5-config, reset (link to tset), tabs, tic, toe, tput, tset</seg>
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103 | <seg>libcursesw.so (link to libncursesw.so), libformw.[a,so],
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104 | libmenuw.[a,so], libncurses++w.a, libncursesw.[a,so],
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105 | libpanelw.[a,so]</seg>
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106 | <seg>/usr/share/tabset, /usr/share/terminfo</seg>
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107 | </seglistitem>
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108 | </segmentedlist>
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109 |
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110 | <variablelist>
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111 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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112 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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113 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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114 |
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115 | <varlistentry id="captoinfo">
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116 | <term><command>captoinfo</command></term>
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117 | <listitem>
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118 | <para>Converts a termcap description into a terminfo description</para>
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119 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses captoinfo">
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120 | <primary sortas="b-captoinfo">captoinfo</primary>
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121 | </indexterm>
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122 | </listitem>
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123 | </varlistentry>
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124 |
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125 | <varlistentry id="clear">
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126 | <term><command>clear</command></term>
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127 | <listitem>
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128 | <para>Clears the screen, if possible</para>
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129 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses clear">
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130 | <primary sortas="b-clear">clear</primary>
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131 | </indexterm>
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132 | </listitem>
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133 | </varlistentry>
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134 |
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135 | <varlistentry id="infocmp">
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136 | <term><command>infocmp</command></term>
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137 | <listitem>
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138 | <para>Compares or prints out terminfo descriptions</para>
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139 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infocmp">
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140 | <primary sortas="b-infocmp">infocmp</primary>
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141 | </indexterm>
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142 | </listitem>
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143 | </varlistentry>
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144 |
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145 | <varlistentry id="infotocap">
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146 | <term><command>infotocap</command></term>
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147 | <listitem>
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148 | <para>Converts a terminfo description into a termcap description</para>
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149 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infotocap">
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150 | <primary sortas="b-infotocap">infotocap</primary>
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151 | </indexterm>
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152 | </listitem>
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153 | </varlistentry>
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154 |
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155 | <varlistentry id="ncursesw5-config">
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156 | <term><command>ncursesw5-config</command></term>
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157 | <listitem>
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158 | <para>Provides configuration information for ncurses</para>
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159 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses ncursesw5-config">
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160 | <primary sortas="b-ncursesw5-config">ncursesw5-config</primary>
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161 | </indexterm>
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162 | </listitem>
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163 | </varlistentry>
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164 |
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165 | <varlistentry id="reset">
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166 | <term><command>reset</command></term>
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167 | <listitem>
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168 | <para>Reinitializes a terminal to its default values</para>
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169 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses reset">
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170 | <primary sortas="b-reset">reset</primary>
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171 | </indexterm>
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172 | </listitem>
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173 | </varlistentry>
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174 |
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175 | <varlistentry id="tabs">
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176 | <term><command>tabs</command></term>
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177 | <listitem>
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178 | <para>Sets and clears tab stops on a terminal</para>
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179 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tabs">
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180 | <primary sortas="b-tabs">tabs</primary>
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181 | </indexterm>
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182 | </listitem>
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183 | </varlistentry>
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184 |
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185 | <varlistentry id="tic">
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186 | <term><command>tic</command></term>
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187 | <listitem>
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188 | <para>The terminfo entry-description compiler that translates a
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189 | terminfo file from source format into the binary format needed for the
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190 | ncurses library routines. A terminfo file contains information on the
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191 | capabilities of a certain terminal</para>
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192 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tic">
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193 | <primary sortas="b-tic">tic</primary>
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194 | </indexterm>
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195 | </listitem>
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196 | </varlistentry>
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197 |
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198 | <varlistentry id="toe">
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199 | <term><command>toe</command></term>
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200 | <listitem>
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201 | <para>Lists all available terminal types, giving the primary name and
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202 | description for each</para>
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203 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses toe">
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204 | <primary sortas="b-toe">toe</primary>
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205 | </indexterm>
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206 | </listitem>
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207 | </varlistentry>
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208 |
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209 | <varlistentry id="tput">
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210 | <term><command>tput</command></term>
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211 | <listitem>
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212 | <para>Makes the values of terminal-dependent capabilities available to
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213 | the shell; it can also be used to reset or initialize a terminal or
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214 | report its long name</para>
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215 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tput">
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216 | <primary sortas="b-tput">tput</primary>
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217 | </indexterm>
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218 | </listitem>
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219 | </varlistentry>
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220 |
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221 | <varlistentry id="tset">
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222 | <term><command>tset</command></term>
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223 | <listitem>
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224 | <para>Can be used to initialize terminals</para>
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225 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tset">
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226 | <primary sortas="b-tset">tset</primary>
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227 | </indexterm>
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228 | </listitem>
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229 | </varlistentry>
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230 |
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231 | <varlistentry id="libcursesw">
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232 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcursesw</filename></term>
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233 | <listitem>
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234 | <para>A link to <filename>libncursesw</filename></para>
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235 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libcursesw">
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236 | <primary sortas="c-libcursesw">libcursesw</primary>
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237 | </indexterm>
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238 | </listitem>
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239 | </varlistentry>
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240 |
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241 | <varlistentry id="libncursesw">
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242 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libncursesw</filename></term>
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243 | <listitem>
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244 | <para>Contains functions to display text in many complex ways on a
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245 | terminal screen; a good example of the use of these functions is the
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246 | menu displayed during the kernel's
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247 | <command>make menuconfig</command></para>
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248 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libncursesw">
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249 | <primary sortas="c-libncursesw">libncursesw</primary>
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250 | </indexterm>
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251 | </listitem>
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252 | </varlistentry>
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253 |
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254 | <varlistentry id="libformw">
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255 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libformw</filename></term>
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256 | <listitem>
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257 | <para>Contains functions to implement forms</para>
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258 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libformw">
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259 | <primary sortas="c-libform">libformw</primary>
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260 | </indexterm>
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261 | </listitem>
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262 | </varlistentry>
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263 |
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264 | <varlistentry id="libmenuw">
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265 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmenuw</filename></term>
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266 | <listitem>
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267 | <para>Contains functions to implement menus</para>
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268 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libmenuw">
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269 | <primary sortas="c-libmenuw">libmenuw</primary>
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270 | </indexterm>
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271 | </listitem>
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272 | </varlistentry>
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273 |
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274 | <varlistentry id="libpanelw">
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275 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libpanelw</filename></term>
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276 | <listitem>
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277 | <para>Contains functions to implement panels</para>
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278 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libpanelw">
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279 | <primary sortas="c-libpanelw">libpanelw</primary>
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280 | </indexterm>
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281 | </listitem>
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282 | </varlistentry>
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283 |
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284 | </variablelist>
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285 |
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286 | </sect2>
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287 |
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288 | </sect1>
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