Top "Termcap" questions

termcap is a library and database that enables programs to use display terminals in a terminal-independent manner.

Unix screen utility error: Cannot find termcap entry for 'xterm-256color'

I work on a NetBSD system through an ssh connection from my Mac and I want to use the screen …

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What does &= mean?

I'm using termcaps and I don't understand what &= means in this example: term.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON); Could anyone …

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How do I determine if a terminal is color-capable?

I would like to change a program to automatically detect whether a terminal is color-capable or not, so when I …

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Where to obtain termios.h

In my particular situation I am using MinGW/MSys. It doesn't contain termios.h. Turns out it isn't a library …

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