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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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