Terminfo
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terminfo-250-6621285
title:
Terminfo
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Terminfo is a library and database that enables programs to use display terminals in a device-independent manner. Mary Ann Horton implemented the first terminfo library in 1981–1982 as an improvement over termcap. The improvements include faster access to stored terminal descriptions,
longer, more understandable names for terminal capabilities and
general expression evaluation for strings sent to the terminal. Terminfo was included with UNIX System V Release 2 and soon became the preferred form
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Concept in computer programming
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminfo
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2024-02-20T22:19:46Z
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