ncurses 6.0 - patch 20170610

[ncurses.git] / man / tput.1

diff --git a/man/tput.1 b/man/tput.1
index d17ffd1d4a53aaecca099ccfa9299dac03932df2..e2f44e5c633849765b8ed6ac269f6d861c3e30bb 100644 (file)
--- a/man/tput.1
+++ b/man/tput.1
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: tput.1,v 1.51 2017/01/14 20:49:40 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: tput.1,v 1.54 2017/01/29 00:51:08 tom Exp $

 .TH @TPUT@ 1 ""
 .ds d @TERMINFO@
 .ds n 1
 .TH @TPUT@ 1 ""
 .ds d @TERMINFO@
 .ds n 1


@@ -110,24 +110,28 @@ and how to interpret the parameters.
 \fB\-V\fR
 reports the version of ncurses which was used in this program, and exits.
 .SS Commands
 \fB\-V\fR
 reports the version of ncurses which was used in this program, and exits.
 .SS Commands

+A few commands (\fBinit\fP, \fBreset\fP and \fBlongname\fP) are
+special; they are defined by the \fB@TPUT@\fP program.
+The others are the names of \fIcapabilities\fP from the terminal database
+(see \fBterminfo\fR(5) for a list).
+Although \fBinit\fP and \fBreset\fP resemble capability names,
+\fB@TPUT@\fP uses several capabilities to perform these special functions.

 .TP
 \fIcapname\fR
 .TP
 \fIcapname\fR

-indicates the capability from the \fBterminfo\fR database.  When
-\fBtermcap\fR support is compiled in, the \fBtermcap\fR name for
-the capability is also accepted.
+indicates the capability from the terminal database.

 .IP
 If the capability is a string that takes parameters, the arguments
 following the capability will be used as parameters for the string.
 .IP
 Most parameters are numbers.
 .IP
 If the capability is a string that takes parameters, the arguments
 following the capability will be used as parameters for the string.
 .IP
 Most parameters are numbers.

-Only a few terminfo capabilities require string parameters;
+Only a few terminal capabilities require string parameters;

 \fB@TPUT@\fR uses a table to decide which to pass as strings.
 Normally \fB@TPUT@\fR uses \fBtparm\fR(3X) to perform the substitution.
 If no parameters are given for the capability,
 \fB@TPUT@\fR writes the string without performing the substitution.
 .TP
 \fBinit\fR
 \fB@TPUT@\fR uses a table to decide which to pass as strings.
 Normally \fB@TPUT@\fR uses \fBtparm\fR(3X) to perform the substitution.
 If no parameters are given for the capability,
 \fB@TPUT@\fR writes the string without performing the substitution.
 .TP
 \fBinit\fR

-If the \fBterminfo\fR database is present and an entry for the user's
+If the terminal database is present and an entry for the user's

 terminal exists (see \fB\-T\fR\fItype\fR, above), the following will
 occur:
 .RS
 terminal exists (see \fB\-T\fR\fItype\fR, above), the following will
 occur:
 .RS


@@ -213,7 +217,7 @@ strings are, the \fIinitialization\fP strings will be output.
 Otherwise, \fBreset\fR acts identically to \fBinit\fR.
 .TP
 \fBlongname\fR
 Otherwise, \fBreset\fR acts identically to \fBinit\fR.
 .TP
 \fBlongname\fR

-If the \fBterminfo\fR database is present and an entry for the
+If the terminal database is present and an entry for the

 user's terminal exists (see \fB\-T\fR\fItype\fR above), then the long name
 of the terminal will be put out.  The long name is the last
 name in the first line of the terminal's description in the
 user's terminal exists (see \fB\-T\fR\fItype\fR above), then the long name
 of the terminal will be put out.  The long name is the last
 name in the first line of the terminal's description in the


@@ -417,6 +421,18 @@ which used \fBtput\fP to clear the screen.
 .PP
 Both of these appeared in 4.4BSD,
 becoming the \*(lqmodern\*(rq BSD implementation of \fBtput\fP.
 .PP
 Both of these appeared in 4.4BSD,
 becoming the \*(lqmodern\*(rq BSD implementation of \fBtput\fP.

+.PP
+This implementation of \fBtput\fP began from a different source than
+AT&T or BSD: Ross Ridge's \fImytinfo\fP package, published on
+\fIcomp.sources.unix\fP in December 1992.
+Ridge's program made more sophisticated use of the terminal capabilities
+than the BSD program.
+Eric Raymond used the \fBtput\fP program
+(and other parts of \fImytinfo\fP) in ncurses in June 1995.
+Using the portions dealing with terminal capabilities
+almost without change,
+Raymond made improvements to the way the command-line parameters
+were handled.

 .SH PORTABILITY
 .PP
 This implementation of \fBtput\fP differs from AT&T \fBtput\fP in
 .SH PORTABILITY
 .PP
 This implementation of \fBtput\fP differs from AT&T \fBtput\fP in


@@ -453,6 +469,25 @@ This implementation uses a table to determine the parameter types for
 the standard \fIcapname\fR operands, and an internal library
 function to analyze nonstandard \fIcapname\fR operands.
 .PP
 the standard \fIcapname\fR operands, and an internal library
 function to analyze nonstandard \fIcapname\fR operands.
 .PP

+This implementation (unlike others) can accept both \fItermcap\fP
+and \fIterminfo\fP names for the \fIcapname\fP feature,
+if
+\fItermcap\fR support is compiled in.
+However, the predefined \fItermcap\fP and \fIterminfo\fP names have two
+ambiguities in this case (and the \fIterminfo\fP name is assumed):
+.bP
+The \fItermcap\fP name \fBdl\fP corresponds to
+the \fIterminfo\fP name \fBdl1\fP (delete one line).
+.br
+The \fIterminfo\fP name \fBdl\fP corresponds to
+the \fItermcap\fP name \fBDL\fP (delete a given number of lines).
+.bP
+The \fItermcap\fP name \fBed\fP corresponds to
+the \fIterminfo\fP name \fBrmdc\fP (end delete mode).
+.br
+The \fIterminfo\fP name \fBed\fP corresponds to
+the \fItermcap\fP name \fBcd\fP (clear to end of screen).
+.PP

 The \fBlongname\fR and \fB\-S\fR options, and the parameter-substitution
 features used in the \fBcup\fR example,
 were not supported in BSD curses before 4.3reno (1989) or in
 The \fBlongname\fR and \fB\-S\fR options, and the parameter-substitution
 features used in the \fBcup\fR example,
 were not supported in BSD curses before 4.3reno (1989) or in