A/UX: "termcap" Vs. "terminfo"


Article Change History
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08/27/92 - REVIEWED
o For technical accuracy.


Questions have arisen as to when to use "termcap" and when to use
"terminfo".

"termcap" is the Berkeley-based mechanism;
"terminfo" is the preferred and newer System V-based mechanism.

A/UX includes "termcap" to ease porting to the many utilities that still
use it.


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012