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+ +- term(5) term(5)-
+NAME
term - format of compiled term file.-SYNOPSIS
+SYNOPSIS
term-DESCRIPTION
- STORAGE LOCATION +DESCRIPTION
+ ++STORAGE LOCATION
Compiled terminfo descriptions are placed under the direc- tory /usr/share/terminfo. Two configurations are sup- ported (when building the ncurses libraries): @@ -89,7 +91,9 @@ directory tree for entries that correspond to an existing directory, and hashed database otherwise. - STORAGE FORMAT + ++STORAGE FORMAT
The format has been chosen so that it will be the same on all hardware. An 8 or more bit byte is assumed, but no assumptions about byte ordering or sign extension are @@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ (4) the number of short integers in the numbers sec- tion; - (5) the number of offsets (short integers) in the + (5) the number of offsets (short integers) in the strings section; (6) the size, in bytes, of the string table. @@ -167,7 +171,9 @@ the values of string capabilities referenced in the string section. Each string is null terminated. - EXTENDED STORAGE FORMAT + ++EXTENDED STORAGE FORMAT
The previous section describes the conventional terminfo binary format. With some minor variations of the offsets (see PORTABILITY), the same binary format is used in all @@ -197,7 +203,7 @@ bytes. Using the counts and sizes, ncurses allocates arrays and - reads data for the extended capabilties in the same order + reads data for the extended capabilities in the same order as the header information. The extended string table contains values for string capa- @@ -207,7 +213,7 @@-PORTABILITY
+PORTABILITY
Note that it is possible for setupterm to expect a differ- ent set of capabilities than are actually present in the file. Either the database may have been updated since @@ -233,7 +239,7 @@-EXAMPLE
+EXAMPLE
As an example, here is a hex dump of the description for the Lear-Siegler ADM-3, a popular though rather stupid early terminal: @@ -271,24 +277,24 @@-LIMITS
+LIMITS
Some limitations: total compiled entries cannot exceed 4096 bytes. The name field cannot exceed 128 bytes.-FILES
+FILES
/usr/share/terminfo/*/* compiled terminal capability data base-SEE ALSO
+SEE ALSO
curses(3x), terminfo(5).-AUTHORS
+AUTHORS
Thomas E. Dickey extended terminfo format for ncurses 5.0 hashed database support for ncurses 5.6 @@ -299,10 +305,24 @@ term(5)-
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