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-.\" Copyright (c) 1993 Michael Haardt (michael@moria.de),
-.\" Fri Apr 2 11:32:09 MET DST 1993
-.\"
-.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-.\"
-.\" Modified formatting Sat Jul 24 17:13:38 1993, Rik Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu)
-.\" Modified (extensions and corrections)
-.\" Sun May 1 14:21:25 MET DST 1994 Michael Haardt
-.\" If mistakes in the capabilities are found, please send a bug report to:
-.\" michael@moria.de
-.\" Modified Mon Oct 21 17:47:19 EDT 1996 by Eric S. Raymond (esr@thyrsus.com)
-.TH termcap 5 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7"
-.SH NAME
-termcap \- terminal capability database
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-The termcap database is an obsolete facility for describing the
-capabilities of character-cell terminals and printers.
-It is retained only for compatibility with old programs;
-new programs should use the
-.BR terminfo (5)
-database and associated libraries.
-.P
-.I /etc/termcap
-is an ASCII file (the database master) that lists the capabilities of
-many different types of terminals.
-Programs can read termcap to find
-the particular escape codes needed to control the visual attributes of
-the terminal actually in use.
-(Other aspects of the terminal are
-handled by
-.BR stty (1).)
-The termcap database is indexed on the
-.B TERM
-environment variable.
-.P
-Termcap entries must be defined on a single logical line, with \[aq]\e\[aq]
-used to suppress the newline.
-Fields are separated by \[aq]:\[aq].
-The first field of each entry starts at the left-hand margin,
-and contains a list of names for the terminal, separated by \[aq]|\[aq].
-.P
-The first subfield may (in BSD termcap entries from 4.3BSD and
-earlier) contain a short name consisting of two characters.
-This short name may consist of capital or small letters.
-In 4.4BSD, termcap entries this field is omitted.
-.P
-The second subfield (first, in the newer 4.4BSD format) contains the
-name used by the environment variable
-.BR TERM .
-It should be spelled in lowercase letters.
-Selectable hardware capabilities should be marked
-by appending a hyphen and a suffix to this name.
-See below for an example.
-Usual suffixes are w (more than 80 characters wide), am
-(automatic margins), nam (no automatic margins), and rv (reverse video
-display).
-The third subfield contains a long and descriptive name for
-this termcap entry.
-.P
-Subsequent fields contain the terminal capabilities; any continued
-capability lines must be indented one tab from the left margin.
-.P
-Although there is no defined order, it is suggested to write first
-boolean, then numeric, and then string capabilities, each sorted
-alphabetically without looking at lower or upper spelling.
-Capabilities of similar functions can be written in one line.
-.P
-Example for:
-.nf
-.P
-Head line: vt|vt101|DEC VT 101 terminal in 80 character mode:\e
-Head line: Vt|vt101-w|DEC VT 101 terminal in (wide) 132 character mode:\e
-Boolean: :bs:\e
-Numeric: :co#80:\e
-String: :sr=\eE[H:\e
-.fi
-.SS Boolean capabilities
-.nf
-5i Printer will not echo on screen
-am Automatic margins which means automatic line wrap
-bs Control-H (8 dec.) performs a backspace
-bw Backspace on left margin wraps to previous line and right margin
-da Display retained above screen
-db Display retained below screen
-eo A space erases all characters at cursor position
-es Escape sequences and special characters work in status line
-gn Generic device
-hc This is a hardcopy terminal
-HC The cursor is hard to see when not on bottom line
-hs Has a status line
-hz Hazeltine bug, the terminal can not print tilde characters
-in Terminal inserts null bytes, not spaces, to fill whitespace
-km Terminal has a meta key
-mi Cursor movement works in insert mode
-ms Cursor movement works in standout/underline mode
-NP No pad character
-NR ti does not reverse te
-nx No padding, must use XON/XOFF
-os Terminal can overstrike
-ul Terminal underlines although it can not overstrike
-xb Beehive glitch, f1 sends ESCAPE, f2 sends \fB\[ha]C\fP
-xn Newline/wraparound glitch
-xo Terminal uses xon/xoff protocol
-xs Text typed over standout text will be displayed in standout
-xt Teleray glitch, destructive tabs and odd standout mode
-.fi
-.SS Numeric capabilities
-.nf
-co Number of columns
-dB Delay in milliseconds for backspace on hardcopy terminals
-dC Delay in milliseconds for carriage return on hardcopy terminals
-dF Delay in milliseconds for form feed on hardcopy terminals
-dN Delay in milliseconds for new line on hardcopy terminals
-dT Delay in milliseconds for tabulator stop on hardcopy terminals
-dV Delay in milliseconds for vertical tabulator stop on
- hardcopy terminals
-it Difference between tab positions
-lh Height of soft labels
-lm Lines of memory
-lw Width of soft labels
-li Number of lines
-Nl Number of soft labels
-pb Lowest baud rate which needs padding
-sg Standout glitch
-ug Underline glitch
-vt virtual terminal number
-ws Width of status line if different from screen width
-.fi
-.SS String capabilities
-.nf
-!1 shifted save key
-!2 shifted suspend key
-!3 shifted undo key
-#1 shifted help key
-#2 shifted home key
-#3 shifted input key
-#4 shifted cursor left key
-%0 redo key
-%1 help key
-%2 mark key
-%3 message key
-%4 move key
-%5 next-object key
-%6 open key
-%7 options key
-%8 previous-object key
-%9 print key
-%a shifted message key
-%b shifted move key
-%c shifted next key
-%d shifted options key
-%e shifted previous key
-%f shifted print key
-%g shifted redo key
-%h shifted replace key
-%i shifted cursor right key
-%j shifted resume key
-&0 shifted cancel key
-&1 reference key
-&2 refresh key
-&3 replace key
-&4 restart key
-&5 resume key
-&6 save key
-&7 suspend key
-&8 undo key
-&9 shifted begin key
-*0 shifted find key
-*1 shifted command key
-*2 shifted copy key
-*3 shifted create key
-*4 shifted delete character
-*5 shifted delete line
-*6 select key
-*7 shifted end key
-*8 shifted clear line key
-*9 shifted exit key
-@0 find key
-@1 begin key
-@2 cancel key
-@3 close key
-@4 command key
-@5 copy key
-@6 create key
-@7 end key
-@8 enter/send key
-@9 exit key
-al Insert one line
-AL Insert %1 lines
-ac Pairs of block graphic characters to map alternate character set
-ae End alternative character set
-as Start alternative character set for block graphic characters
-bc Backspace, if not \fB\[ha]H\fP
-bl Audio bell
-bt Move to previous tab stop
-cb Clear from beginning of line to cursor
-cc Dummy command character
-cd Clear to end of screen
-ce Clear to end of line
-ch Move cursor horizontally only to column %1
-cl Clear screen and cursor home
-cm Cursor move to row %1 and column %2 (on screen)
-CM Move cursor to row %1 and column %2 (in memory)
-cr Carriage return
-cs Scroll region from line %1 to %2
-ct Clear tabs
-cv Move cursor vertically only to line %1
-dc Delete one character
-DC Delete %1 characters
-dl Delete one line
-DL Delete %1 lines
-dm Begin delete mode
-do Cursor down one line
-DO Cursor down #1 lines
-ds Disable status line
-eA Enable alternate character set
-ec Erase %1 characters starting at cursor
-ed End delete mode
-ei End insert mode
-ff Formfeed character on hardcopy terminals
-fs Return character to its position before going to status line
-F1 The string sent by function key f11
-F2 The string sent by function key f12
-F3 The string sent by function key f13
-\&... \&...
-F9 The string sent by function key f19
-FA The string sent by function key f20
-FB The string sent by function key f21
-\&... \&...
-FZ The string sent by function key f45
-Fa The string sent by function key f46
-Fb The string sent by function key f47
-\&... \&...
-Fr The string sent by function key f63
-hd Move cursor a half line down
-ho Cursor home
-hu Move cursor a half line up
-i1 Initialization string 1 at login
-i3 Initialization string 3 at login
-is Initialization string 2 at login
-ic Insert one character
-IC Insert %1 characters
-if Initialization file
-im Begin insert mode
-ip Insert pad time and needed special characters after insert
-iP Initialization program
-K1 upper left key on keypad
-K2 center key on keypad
-K3 upper right key on keypad
-K4 bottom left key on keypad
-K5 bottom right key on keypad
-k0 Function key 0
-k1 Function key 1
-k2 Function key 2
-k3 Function key 3
-k4 Function key 4
-k5 Function key 5
-k6 Function key 6
-k7 Function key 7
-k8 Function key 8
-k9 Function key 9
-k; Function key 10
-ka Clear all tabs key
-kA Insert line key
-kb Backspace key
-kB Back tab stop
-kC Clear screen key
-kd Cursor down key
-kD Key for delete character under cursor
-ke turn keypad off
-kE Key for clear to end of line
-kF Key for scrolling forward/down
-kh Cursor home key
-kH Cursor hown down key
-kI Insert character/Insert mode key
-kl Cursor left key
-kL Key for delete line
-kM Key for exit insert mode
-kN Key for next page
-kP Key for previous page
-kr Cursor right key
-kR Key for scrolling backward/up
-ks Turn keypad on
-kS Clear to end of screen key
-kt Clear this tab key
-kT Set tab here key
-ku Cursor up key
-l0 Label of zeroth function key, if not f0
-l1 Label of first function key, if not f1
-l2 Label of first function key, if not f2
-\&... \&...
-la Label of tenth function key, if not f10
-le Cursor left one character
-ll Move cursor to lower left corner
-LE Cursor left %1 characters
-LF Turn soft labels off
-LO Turn soft labels on
-mb Start blinking
-MC Clear soft margins
-md Start bold mode
-me End all mode like so, us, mb, md, and mr
-mh Start half bright mode
-mk Dark mode (Characters invisible)
-ML Set left soft margin
-mm Put terminal in meta mode
-mo Put terminal out of meta mode
-mp Turn on protected attribute
-mr Start reverse mode
-MR Set right soft margin
-nd Cursor right one character
-nw Carriage return command
-pc Padding character
-pf Turn printer off
-pk Program key %1 to send string %2 as if typed by user
-pl Program key %1 to execute string %2 in local mode
-pn Program soft label %1 to show string %2
-po Turn the printer on
-pO Turn the printer on for %1 (<256) bytes
-ps Print screen contents on printer
-px Program key %1 to send string %2 to computer
-r1 Reset string 1 to set terminal to sane modes
-r2 Reset string 2 to set terminal to sane modes
-r3 Reset string 3 to set terminal to sane modes
-RA disable automatic margins
-rc Restore saved cursor position
-rf Reset string filename
-RF Request for input from terminal
-RI Cursor right %1 characters
-rp Repeat character %1 for %2 times
-rP Padding after character sent in replace mode
-rs Reset string
-RX Turn off XON/XOFF flow control
-sa Set %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 attributes
-SA enable automatic margins
-sc Save cursor position
-se End standout mode
-sf Normal scroll one line
-SF Normal scroll %1 lines
-so Start standout mode
-sr Reverse scroll
-SR scroll back %1 lines
-st Set tabulator stop in all rows at current column
-SX Turn on XON/XOFF flow control
-ta move to next hardware tab
-tc Read in terminal description from another entry
-te End program that uses cursor motion
-ti Begin program that uses cursor motion
-ts Move cursor to column %1 of status line
-uc Underline character under cursor and move cursor right
-ue End underlining
-up Cursor up one line
-UP Cursor up %1 lines
-us Start underlining
-vb Visible bell
-ve Normal cursor visible
-vi Cursor invisible
-vs Standout cursor
-wi Set window from line %1 to %2 and column %3 to %4
-XF XOFF character if not \fB\[ha]S\fP
-.fi
-.P
-There are several ways of defining the control codes for string capabilities:
-.P
-Every normal character represents itself,
-except \[aq]\[ha]\[aq], \[aq]\e\[aq], and \[aq]%\[aq].
-.P
-A \fB\[ha]x\fP means Control-x.
-Control-A equals 1 decimal.
-.P
-\ex means a special code.
-x can be one of the following characters:
-.RS
-E Escape (27)
-.br
-n Linefeed (10)
-.br
-r Carriage return (13)
-.br
-t Tabulation (9)
-.br
-b Backspace (8)
-.br
-f Form feed (12)
-.br
-0 Null character.
-A \exxx specifies the octal character xxx.
-.RE
-.TP
-i
-Increments parameters by one.
-.TP
-r
-Single parameter capability
-.TP
-+
-Add value of next character to this parameter and do binary output
-.TP
-2
-Do ASCII output of this parameter with a field with of 2
-.TP
-d
-Do ASCII output of this parameter with a field with of 3
-.TP
-%
-Print a \[aq]%\[aq]
-.P
-If you use binary output,
-then you should avoid the null character (\[aq]\e0\[aq])
-because it terminates the string.
-You should reset tabulator expansion
-if a tabulator can be the binary output of a parameter.
-.TP
-Warning:
-The above metacharacters for parameters may be wrong: they document Minix
-termcap which may not be compatible with Linux termcap.
-.P
-The block graphic characters can be specified by three string capabilities:
-.TP
-as
-start the alternative charset
-.TP
-ae
-end the alternative charset
-.TP
-ac
-pairs of characters.
-The first character is the name of the block graphic
-symbol and the second characters is its definition.
-.P
-The following names are available:
-.P
-.nf
-+ right arrow (>)
-, left arrow (<)
-\&. down arrow (v)
-0 full square (#)
-I lantern (#)
-- upper arrow (\[ha])
-\&' rhombus (+)
-a chess board (:)
-f degree (')
-g plus-minus (#)
-h square (#)
-j right bottom corner (+)
-k right upper corner (+)
-l left upper corner (+)
-m left bottom corner (+)
-n cross (+)
-o upper horizontal line (-)
-q middle horizontal line (-)
-s bottom horizontal line (_)
-t left tee (+)
-u right tee (+)
-v bottom tee (+)
-w normal tee (+)
-x vertical line (|)
-\[ti] paragraph (???)
-.fi
-.P
-The values in parentheses are suggested defaults which are used by the
-.I curses
-library, if the capabilities are missing.
-.SH SEE ALSO
-.BR ncurses (3),
-.BR termcap (3),
-.BR terminfo (5)