Termcap Function Codes

The following table reflects some common termcap function codes. This is by no means a complete list but includes many of the codes related to filePro operation. Refer to your terminal manual for a complete list of codes.

 

Entry

Function

ti

initialize terminal for full-screen mode

tc

entry of similar terminal (not

te

restore terminal to line oriented mode

cd

clear to end of display

al

insert a blank line

dl

delete a blank line

Ce

clear to end of current line

Cl

clear the entire display and home cursor

CF

cursor off

CN

cursor on

Cm

cursor motion

ho

home cursor (move to

up

move cursor up one line

do

move cursor down one line

bc

move cursor left one column

nd

move cursor right one column (non-destructive space)

co

number of columns in a line (numeric; must be at least 80)

li

number of lines on screen

so

Begin reverse ("stand-out") mode

se

end reverse ("stand-out") mode

sq

number of extra characters needed by "so" or "se"; (numeric must be zero)