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1.1     ! root        1: # ------------------------
        !             2: #      @(#)header      1.3
        !             3: #      Terminfo source file @(#)header 1.1 (CBOSGD) 12/28/82
        !             4: #      U.C. Berkeley, Bell Telephone Laboratories
        !             5: #
        !             6: # This file describes capabilities of various terminals, as needed by
        !             7: # software such as screen editors.  It does not attempt to describe
        !             8: # printing terminals very well, nor graphics terminals.  Someday.
        !             9: # See terminfo(4) in the Unix Programmers Manual for documentation.
        !            10: # Terminfo was developed from termcap. Termcap is based on software
        !            11: # developed at U.C. Berkeley.
        !            12: #
        !            13: # Conventions: First entry is two chars, first char is manufacturer,
        !            14: # second char is canonical name for model or mode.
        !            15: # Third entry is the one the editor will print with "set" command.
        !            16: # Last entry is verbose description.
        !            17: # Others are mnemonic synonyms for the terminal.
        !            18: #
        !            19: # Terminal naming conventions:
        !            20: # Terminal names look like <manufacturer> <model> - <modes/options>
        !            21: # Certain abbreviations (e.g. c100 for concept100) are also allowed
        !            22: # for upward compatibility.  The part to the left of the dash, if a
        !            23: # dash is present, describes the particular hardware of the terminal.
        !            24: # The part to the right can be used for flags indicating special ROM's,
        !            25: # extra memory, particular terminal modes, or user preferences.
        !            26: # All names are always in lower case, for consistency in typing.
        !            27: # Because of file naming restrictions, terminal names should not contain
        !            28: # period or slash, in fact, entirely alphanumeric characters plus dash are
        !            29: # highly recommended.  These restrictions do not apply to the verbose name.
        !            30: #
        !            31: # The following are conventionally used flags:
        !            32: #      rv      Terminal in reverse video mode (black on white)
        !            33: #      2p      Has two pages of memory.  Likewise 4p, 8p, etc.
        !            34: #      w       Wide - in 132 column mode.
        !            35: #      pp      Has a printer port which is used.
        !            36: #      na      No arrow keys - terminfo ignores arrow keys which are
        !            37: #              actually there on the terminal, so the user can use
        !            38: #              the arrow keys locally.
        !            39: #      #       The number of lines on the screen.
        !            40: #      s       With a status line.
        !            41: #  
        !            42: # There are some cases where the same name is used for two different
        !            43: # terminals, e.g. "teleray" or "2621" or "vt100".  In these cases,
        !            44: # if a site has one of these, they should choose a local default and
        !            45: # bring that terminal to the front in the reorder script.  This works
        !            46: # because tgetent picks the first match in /usr/lib/terminfo.
        !            47: #
        !            48: # If you absolutely MUST check for a specific terminal (this is discouraged)
        !            49: # check for the 1st entry (the canonical form) since all other codes are
        !            50: # subject to change.  We would much rather put in special capabilities to
        !            51: # describe your terminal rather than having you key on the name.

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