HP 3000 Manuals

MPE/iX Developer's Kit Reference Manual Volume II

tgetent 

The tgetent routine is used to look up the termcap name (interface to
termcap library).

Syntax 

     #include <curses.h>

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

Parameters 

bp                    A pointer to a buffer 1024 bytes long.

name                  The termcap entry to look up.

Return Values 

-1                    Cannot open termcap file.

0                     No entry in termcap.

1                     Successful completion.

Description 

The tgetent() routine looks up the termcap entry for the terminal name.

The tgetent() routine is included for compatibility with programs that
use the termcap library.  New programs should use terminfo functions.


NOTE  The parameter bp should designate an area 1024 bytes long that is
      retained for all calls to tgetnum(), tgetflag(), tgetstr(), and
      tgoto().


Implementation Considerations 

UNIX System V implementation

See Also 

setupterm()

Portability 

HP-UX, UNIX System V

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