Top Document: comp.sys.hp.hpux FAQ Previous Document: 5.4 Display Next Document: 5.4.2 How can I change the video mode on my workstation? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge In HP-UX 10.0 and later, the terminfo database (/usr/share/lib/terminfo/?/*) is designed to take the place of the termcap database (/usr/share/lib/termcap). However, because of the many programs that have been written with and for the termcap database, the termcap database is still included with HP-UX. All additions and modifications to either of these databases should be done with extreme caution. These files are critical to the proper operation of your terminal. NOTE: The terminfo database contains printer definitions, in addition to terminal definitions. To convert one or more termcap entries to terminfo source format, use the captoinfo(1M) command: $ captoinfo termcap_entry.txt >terminfo_entry.txt To compile a terminfo source file, and add the compiled entry to the terminfo database, use the tic(1M) command: # tic terminfo_entry.txt If you must have both termcap and terminfo terminal descriptions, keep the terminfo description only, and use infocmp -C to get the termcap descriptions. This is recommended because the terminfo entry will be more complete, descriptive, and accurate than the termcap entry possibly could be. If you have been using cursor optimization programs with the -ltermcap or -ltermlib option in the cc command-line,,,,,,,, those programs will still be functional. However, these options should be replaced with the -lcurses option. Richard S. Shuford maintains an archive of video terminal information. The archive is a collection of information concerning character-cell video-display terminals, serial-line remote-graphics terminals, and software that emulates them. The URL is: o <http://www.cs.utk.edu/~shuford/terminal_index.html> User Contributions:Top Document: comp.sys.hp.hpux FAQ Previous Document: 5.4 Display Next Document: 5.4.2 How can I change the video mode on my workstation? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: hpux.faq@gmail.com
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