Traditional Chinese Solaris User's Guide

`termcap` and `terminfo` Databases

termcap and terminfo are the databases used to tailor the terminal characteristics for an application.

The following table lists extensions to the termcap database:

Table 11–1 ioctl Requests and Descriptions


Variable	Description
`dv`	Device type: language and code set
`ci`	Init sequence for multiple code sets
`s0`	Shift into code set 0
`s1`	Shift into code set 1
`s2`	Shift into code set 2
`s3`	Shift into code set 3

The following table lists extensions to terminfo. The s0-s3 string values are used as data announcement mechanisms for the respective code sets during terminal I/O.

Table 11–2 terminfo Variables and Descriptions


Variable	Capname	Tc	Description
`device_type`	`devt`	`dv`	Device type: language and code set
`code_set_init`	`csin`	`ci`	Init sequence for multiple code sets
`set0_des_set`	`s0ds`	`s0`	Shift into code set 0
`set1_des_set`	`s1ds`	`s1`	Shift into code set 1
`set2_des_set`	`s2ds`	`s2`	Shift into code set 2
`set3_des_set`	`s3ds`	`s3`	Shift into code set 3

termcap and terminfo Databases

`termcap` and `terminfo` Databases