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tgetent(3)  —  Subroutines

Digital

NAME

tgetent, tgetnum, tgoto, tgetstr, tgetflag − emulate termcap for old programs

SYNOPSIS

#include <curses.h>

int tgetent(bp, name)
char ∗bp, ∗name;

int tgetflag(id)
char ∗id;

tgetnum(id)
char ∗id;

tgetstr(id, area)
char ∗id, ∗area;

tgoto(cap, col, row)
char ∗cap;
int col, row;

DESCRIPTION

All these functions are included for compatibility with application programs that used the old termcap database. 

Do not use these functions in new curses application programs. 

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