tgetent, tgetflag, tgetnum, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs - direct
       curses interface to the terminfo capability database

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curses.h>
       #include <term.h>
       int tgetent(const char *bp, char *name);
       int tgetflag(const char *id);
       int tgetnum(const char *id);
       char *tgetstr(const char *id, char **area);
       char *tgoto(const char *cap, int col, int row);
       int tputs(const char *str, int affcnt, int (*putc)(int));

DESCRIPTION

       These routines are included as a conversion aid  for  pro-
       grams  that use the termcap library.  Their parameters are
       the same and the routines are emulated using the  terminfo
       database.   Thus, they can only be used to query the capa-
       bilities of entries for which a terminfo  entry  has  been
       compiled.

       The  tgetent routine loads the entry for name.  It returns
       1 on success, 0 if there is no such entry, and -1  if  the
       terminfo  database  could  not  be  found.   The emulation
       ignores the buffer pointer bp.

       The tgetflag routine gets the boolean entry for id.

       The tgetnum routine gets the numeric entry for id.

       The tgetstr routine returns the string entry for id.   Use
       tputs to output the returned string.

       The  tgoto  routine  instantiates  the parameters into the
       given capability.  The output from this routine is  to  be
       passed to tputs.

       The  tputs  routine  is described on the curs_terminfo(3X)
       manual page.  It can retrieve capabilities by either term-
       cap or terminfo name.

RETURN VALUE

       Except  where  explicitly  noted,  routines that return an
       integer return ERR upon failure and OK (SVr4  only  speci-
       fies  "an  integer  value other than ERR") upon successful
       completion.

       Routines that return pointers return NULL on error.

BUGS

       If you call tgetstr to fetch ca or any other parameterized
       notation.  This won't cause problems if all you do with it
       is call tgoto or tparm, which both expand  terminfo-style.

       Because  terminfo  conventions for representing padding in
       string capabilities differ  from  termcap's,  tputs("50");
       will  put  out a literal "50" rather than busy-waiting for
       50 milliseconds.  Cope with it.

PORTABILITY

       The XSI Curses standard, Issue  4  describes  these  func-
       tions.   However,  they are marked TO BE WITHDRAWN and may
       be removed in future versions.

       Neither the XSI Curses standard nor  the  SVr4  man  pages
       documented  the return values of tgetent correctly, though
       all three were in fact returned ever since SVr1.

SEE ALSO

       curses(3X), terminfo(5), putc(3S).