Termcap
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- History
- Data model
- Indices
- Data values
- Hierarchy
- Storage model
- Environment variables
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- Limitations and extensions
- Obsolete features
- See also
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thumb|Relationships of the terminal user interface libraries compared to their [[GUI equivalents.]]
Termcap (terminal capability) is a legacy software library and database used on Unix-like computers that enables programs to use display computer terminals in a terminal-independent manner, which greatly simplifies the process of writing portable text mode applications. It was superseded by the terminfo database used by ncurses, tput, and other programs.
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