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6.24.2. Contents of Ncurses‌

Installed programs: captoinfo (link to tic), clear, infocmp, infotocap (link to tic), ncursesw6-config, reset (link to tset), tabs, tic, toe, tput, and tset

Installed libraries: libcursesw.so (symlink and linker script to libncursesw.so), libformw.so, libmenuw.so, libncursesw.so, libncurses++w.a, libpanelw.so, and their non-wide- character counterparts without "w" in the library names.

Installed directories: /usr/share/tabset, /usr/share/terminfo, and /usr/share/doc/ncurses-6.1


Short Descriptions

captoinfo Converts a termcap description into a terminfo description


clear Clears the screen, if possible

infocmp Compares or prints out terminfo descriptions

infotocap Converts a terminfo description into a termcap description

ncursesw6-config Provides configuration information for ncurses

reset Reinitializes a terminal to its default values

tabs Clears and sets tab stops on a terminal

tic The terminfo entry-description compiler that translates a terminfo file from source format into the binary format needed for the ncurses library routines [A terminfo file contains information on the capabilities of a certain terminal.]

toe Lists all available terminal types, giving the primary name and description for each

tput Makes the values of terminal-dependent capabilities available to the shell; it can also be used to reset or initialize a terminal or report its long name

tset Can be used to initialize terminals

libcursesw A link to libncursesw

libncursesw Contains functions to display text in many complex ways on a terminal screen; a good example of the use of these functions is the menu displayed during the kernel's make menuconfig

libformw Contains functions to implement forms

libmenuw Contains functions to implement menus

libpanelw Contains functions to implement panels


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