\unnumbchapentry {Introduction}{1}
\chapentry {The Termcap Library}{1}{3}
\secentry {Preparing to Use the Termcap Library}{1}{1}{3}
\secentry {Finding a Terminal Description: \code {tgetent}}{1}{2}{3}
\secentry {Interrogating the Terminal Description}{1}{3}{5}
\secentry {Initialization for Use of Termcap}{1}{4}{7}
\secentry {Padding}{1}{5}{8}
\subsecentry {Why Pad, and How}{1}{5}{1}{8}
\subsecentry {When There Is Not Enough Padding}{1}{5}{2}{9}
\subsecentry {Specifying Padding in a Terminal Description}{1}{5}{3}{10}
\subsecentry {Performing Padding with \code {tputs}}{1}{5}{4}{10}
\secentry {Filling In Parameters}{1}{6}{12}
\subsecentry {Describing the Encoding}{1}{6}{1}{12}
\subsecentry {Sending Display Commands with Parameters}{1}{6}{2}{15}
\subsubsecentry {\code {tparam}} {1}{6}{2}{1} {15}
\subsubsecentry {\code {tgoto}} {1}{6}{2}{2} {16}
\chapentry {The Format of the Data Base}{2}{17}
\secentry {Terminal Description Format}{2}{1}{17}
\secentry {Writing the Capabilities}{2}{2}{18}
\secentry {Terminal Type Name Conventions}{2}{3}{19}
\secentry {Inheriting from Related Descriptions}{2}{4}{20}
\secentry {When Changes in the Data Base Take Effect}{2}{5}{21}
\chapentry {Definitions of the Terminal Capabilities}{3}{23}
\secentry {Basic Characteristics}{3}{1}{23}
\secentry {Screen Size}{3}{2}{25}
\secentry {Cursor Motion}{3}{3}{25}
\secentry {Wrapping}{3}{4}{29}
\secentry {Scrolling}{3}{5}{30}
\secentry {Windows}{3}{6}{33}
\secentry {Clearing Parts of the Screen}{3}{7}{33}
\secentry {Insert/Delete Line}{3}{8}{34}
\secentry {Insert/Delete Character}{3}{9}{36}
\secentry {Standout and Appearance Modes}{3}{10}{39}
\secentry {Underlining}{3}{11}{43}
\secentry {Cursor Visibility}{3}{12}{44}
\secentry {Bell}{3}{13}{44}
\secentry {Keypad and Function Keys}{3}{14}{44}
\secentry {Meta Key}{3}{15}{47}
\secentry {Initialization}{3}{16}{47}
\secentry {Padding Capabilities}{3}{17}{48}
\secentry {Status Line}{3}{18}{49}
\secentry {Half-Line Motion}{3}{19}{50}
\secentry {Controlling Printers Attached to Terminals}{3}{20}{50}
\chapentry {Summary of Capability Names}{4}{53}
\unnumbchapentry {Variable and Function Index}{59}
\unnumbchapentry {Capability Index}{61}
\unnumbchapentry {Concept Index}{65}