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        !             4: terminal-independent operationsOverviewterminal-independent operations
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        !             9: The COHERENT  system includes  a set  of functions, found  in the
        !            10: library /usr/lib/libterm.a, that extract and use the descriptions
        !            11: stored in the file /etc/termcap.  These functions return informa-
        !            12: tion about  how a  given terminal  functions; thus, they  allow a
        !            13: program to  address any number of  different terminals correctly,
        !            14: without having to change source code or recompile.
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        !            16: The following functions perform terminal-independent operations:
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        !            18: ttggeetteenntt() Read the appropriate termcap entry.
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        !            20: ttggeettffllaagg()
        !            21:           Check if  a given Boolean capability  is present in the
        !            22:           terminal's entry.
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        !            24: ttggeettnnuumm() Return the value of a numeric tteerrmmccaapp feature.
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        !            26: ttggeettssttrr() Read and decode a tteerrmmccaapp ssttrriinngg ffeeaattuurree.
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        !            28: ttggoottoo()   Read and decode a tteerrmmccaapp cursor-addressing string.
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        !            30: ttppuuttss()   Read  and decode the  leading padding information  of a
        !            31:           tteerrmmccaapp string feature.
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        !            33: See the  Lexicon entry for each function for  more details on its
        !            34: operation.
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        !            36: The external variable ospeed  is the output speed to the terminal
        !            37: as  encoded  by stty.   The  external variable  PC  is a  padding
        !            38: character from the pc capability  if a null (<ccrrttll-@>) is not ap-
        !            39: propriate.
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        !            41: ***** Files *****
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        !            43: /eettcc/tteerrmmccaapp -- Terminal capabilities data base
        !            44: /uussrr/lliibb/lliibbtteerrmm.aa -- Function library
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        !            46: ***** See Also *****
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        !            48: libraries,  stty,   termcap,  tgetent(),  tgetflag(),  tgetnum(),
        !            49: tgetstr(), tgoto(), tputs()
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        !            64: COHERENT Lexicon                                           Page 1
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