Termcap

2 definitions found

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  TERMCAP
       TERMinal CAPability (Unix)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:



  termcap
       
           (terminal capabilities) A {Unix} database
          listing different types of terminal (or {terminal emulation})
          and the character {strings} to send to make the terminal
          perform certain functions such as move the {cursor} up one
          line or clear the screen.
       
          Programs written using termcap can work on any terminal in the
          database which supports the necessary functions.  Typical
          programs are {text editors} or file viewers like {more}.  The
          termcap routines look for an {environment variable} "TERM" to
          determine which terminal the user is using.
       
          {terminfo} is a later version of termcap.
       
          (1998-10-30)