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