term(5)
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term Miscellany
conventional names for terminals
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DESCRIPTION
These names are used by certain commands and libraries (e.g.,
man(1), tabs(1), tput(1), vi(1), curses(3X) and termcap(3X)) and
are maintained as part of the shell environment in the
environment variable TERM (see sh(1), csh(1), profile(4), and
environ(5)).
Entries in terminfo(4) source files consist of a number of
comma-separated fields. (To obtain the source description for a
terminal, use the -I option of infocmp(1M).) White space after
each comma is ignored. The first line of each terminal
description in the terminfo(4) database gives the names by which
terminfo(4) knows the terminal, separated by bar ( | )
characters. The first name given is the most common abbreviation
for the terminal (this is the preferred one to use for the
environment variable TERM; see profile(4)). The last name given
should be a long name fully identifying the terminal. All others
are synonyms for the terminal name. All names but the last
should contain no blanks; the last name may contain blanks for
readability.
Terminal names (except for the last, verbose entry) should be
chosen using the following conventions. The particular piece of
hardware making up the terminal should have a root name chosen,
for example, for the Data General DASHER D460 terminal, d460.
This name should not contain hyphens, except that synonyms may be
chosen that do not conflict with other names. Up to 8
characters, chosen from the set [a-z0-9], make up a basic
terminal name. Names should generally be based on original
vendors, rather than local distributors. A terminal acquired
from one vendor should not have more than one distinct basic
name. Terminal sub-models, operational modes that the hardware
can be in, or user preferences should be indicated by appending a
hyphen and an indicator of the mode. Thus, a Data General DASHER
D460 terminal in compressed mode would be d460-w. The following
suffixes should be used where possible:
Suffix Meaning Example
-w Wide mode (more than 80 columns) d460-w
-am Automatic margins (usually default) vt100-am
-nam Without automatic margins vt100-nam
-<n> Number of lines on the screen aaa-60
-na No arrow keys (leave them in local mode) c100-na
-<n>p Number of pages of memory c100-4p
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-rv Reverse video att4415-rv
To avoid conflicts with the naming conventions used in describing
the different modes of a terminal (e.g., -w), it is recommended
that a terminal's root name not contain hyphens. Further, it is
good practice to make all terminal names used in the terminfo(4)
database unique. Terminal entries that are present only for
inclusion in other entries via the use= facilities should have a
'+' in their name, as in 4415+nl.
The known terminal names include the following (for a complete
list, type the command: ls -C /usr/lib/terminfo/?):
2621,hp2621 Hewlett-Packard 2621 series
2631 Hewlett-Packard 2631 line printer
2631-c Hewlett-Packard 2631 line printer - compressed mode
2631-e Hewlett-Packard 2631 line printer - expanded mode
2640,hp2640 Hewlett-Packard 2640 series
2645,hp2645 Hewlett-Packard 2645 series
3270 IBM Model 3270
33,tty33 AT&T Teletype Model 33 KSR
35,tty35 AT&T Teletype Model 35 KSR
37,tty37 AT&T Teletype Model 37 KSR
4000a Trendata 4000a
4014,tek4014 TEKTRONIX 4014
40,tty40 AT&T Teletype Dataspeed 40/2
43,tty43 AT&T Teletype Model 43 KSR
4410,5410 AT&T 4410/5410 terminal in 80-column mode - version 2
4410-nfk,5410-nfk AT&T 4410/5410 without function keys - version 1
4410-nsl,5410-nsl AT&T 4410/5410 without pln defined
4410-w,5410-w AT&T 4410/5410 in 132-column mode
4410v1,5410v1 AT&T 4410/5410 terminal in 80-column mode - version 1
4410v1-w,5410v1-w AT&T 4410/5410 terminal in 132-column mode - version 1
4415,5420 AT&T 4415/5420 in 80-column mode
4415-nl,5420-nl AT&T 4415/5420 without changing labels
4415-rv,5420-rv AT&T 4415/5420 80 columns in reverse video
4415-rv-nl,5420-rv-nl AT&T 4415/5420 reverse video without changing labels
4415-w,5420-w AT&T 4415/5420 in 132-column mode
4415-w-nl,5420-w-nl AT&T 4415/5420 in 132-column mode without changing
labels
4415-w-rv,5420-w-rv AT&T 4415/5420 132 columns in reverse video
4415-w-rv-nl,5420-w-rv-nl AT&T 4415/5420 132 columns reverse video
without changing labels
4418,5418 AT&T 5418 in 80-column mode
4418-w,5418-w AT&T 5418 in 132-column mode
4420 AT&T Teletype Model 4420
4424 AT&T Teletype Model 4424
4424-2 AT&T Teletype Model 4424 in display function group ii
4425,5425 AT&T 4425/5425
4425-fk,5425-fk AT&T 4425/5425 without function keys
4425-nl,5425-nl AT&T 4425/5425 without changing labels in 80-column
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4425-w,5425-w AT&T 4425/5425 in 132-column mode
4425-w-fk,5425-w-fk AT&T 4425/5425 without function keys in 132-column
mode
4425-nl-w,5425-nl-w AT&T 4425/5425 without changing labels in 132-column
mode
4426 AT&T Teletype Model 4426S
450 DASI 450 (same as Diablo 1620)
450-12 DASI 450 in 12-pitch mode
500,att500 AT&T-IS 500 terminal
510,510a AT&T 510/510a in 80-column mode
513bct,att513 AT&T 513 bct terminal
5320 AT&T 5320 hardcopy terminal
5420_2 AT&T 5420 model 2 in 80-column mode
5420_2-w AT&T 5420 model 2 in 132-column mode
5620,dmd AT&T 5620 terminal 88 columns
5620-24,dmd-24 AT&T Teletype Model DMD 5620 in a 24x80 layer
5620-34,dmd-34 AT&T Teletype Model DMD 5620 in a 34x80 layer
6052, dg6052 DG 6052 terminal
6053, dg6053, 605x, d2 DG 6053/D2 terminal
610,610bct AT&T 610 bct terminal in 80-column mode
610-w,610bct-w AT&T 610 bct terminal in 132-column mode
7300,pc7300,unix_pc AT&T UNIX PC Model 7300
735,ti Texas Instruments TI735 and TI725
745 Texas Instruments TI745
dumb generic name for terminals that lack reverse
line-feed and other special escape sequences
dg generic Data General terminal
d100 DG Dasher D100 terminal
d200 DG Dasher D200 terminal
d400,d450 DG Dasher D400/D450 in 80-column mode
d210,d214-ansi DG d210/D214 in ANSI mode
d210,d214 DG Dasher D210/D214 terminals
d211-7b, d215-7b DG211/D215 in 7 bit mode
d211-8b, d215-8b DG211/D215 in 8 bit mode
d211,d215-ansi DG d211/D215 in ANSI mode
d211-ansi-7b,d215-ansi-7b DG d211/D215 in ANSI 7 bit mode
d211-ansi-8b,d215-ansi-8b DG d211/D215 in ANSI 8 bit mode
d211,d215 DG Dasher D211/D215 terminals
d410,d460 DG Dasher D410/ D460 terminals in 80 column
d410-ansi,d460-ansi DG D410/ D460 in ANSI mode
d410-ansi-7b,d460-ansi-7b DG in ANSI 7 bit mode
d410-ansi-7b-w,d460-ansi-7b-w DG D410/D460 in ANSI 7 bit mode
d410-7b,d460-7b DG D410/D460 in 7 bit mode
d410-7b-w, d460-7b-w DG D410/D460 in 7 bit compressed mode
d410-8b,d460-8b DG D410/ D460 in 8 bit mode
d410-8b-w, d460-8b-w DG D410/D460 in 8 bit compressed mode
d410-ansi-w, d460-ansi-w DG D410/D460 in ANSI compressed mode
d411-ansi, d461-ansi DG D411/D461 in ANSI mode
d411-ansi-7b, d461-ansi-7b DG D411/D461 in ANSI 7 bit mode
d411-ansi-7b-w, d461-ansi-7b-w DG D411/D461 in ANSI 7 bit compressed mode
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d411-ansi-8b, d461-ansi-8b DG D411/D461 in ANSI 8 bit mode
d411-ansi-8b-w, d461-ansi-8b-w DG D411/D461 in ANSI 8 bit compressed mode
d411-ansi-w, d461-ansi-w DG D411/D461 in ANSI compressed mode
d411-7b, d461-7b DG D411/D461 in 7 bit mode
d411-7b-w, d461-7b-w DG D411/D461 in 7 bit compressed mode
d411-8b,d461-8b DG D411/D461 in 8 bit mode
d411-8b-w,d461-8b-w DG D411/D461 in 8 bit compressed mode
d470c-ansi,d470-ansi DG D470c color terminal in ANSI mode
d470c-ansi-7b, d470-ansi-7b DG D470c color terminal in ANSI 7 bit mode
d470c-ansi-b, d470-ansi-7b DG D470c color terminal in ANSI 7 bit mode
d470c,d470 DG Dasher D470c color terminal
d470c-7b,d470-7b DG D470c color terminal in 7 bit mode
d470c-8b,d470-8b DG D470c color terminal in 8 bit mode
d220 DG Dasher D220 color terminal
d220-ansi DG D220 in ANSI mode
d220-ansi-7b DG D220 in ANSI 7 bit mode
d220-ansi-8b DG D220 in ANSI 8 bit mode
d220-7b DG D220 in 7 bit mode
d220-8b DG D220 in 8 bit mode
d280c,d280 DG Dasher D280c color terminal
d400-w,d450-w DG Dasher D400/D450 in compressed mode
d410-w,d460-w DG Dasher D410/D460 in compressed mode
ds7500,bmd DG DS/7500 series workstation console emulator
g300 DG Dasher G300 graphics terminal
hp Hewlett-Packard (same as 2645)
lp generic name for a line printer
pt505 AT&T Personal Terminal 505 (22 lines)
pt505-24 AT&T Personal Terminal 505 (24-line mode)
sync generic name for synchronous Teletype Model
4540-compatible terminals
Commands whose behavior depends on the type of terminal should
accept arguments of the form -Tterm where term is one of the
names given above; if no such argument is present, such commands
should obtain the terminal type from the environment variable
TERM, which, in turn, should contain term.
FILES
/usr/lib/terminfo/?/* compiled terminal description database
/usr/src/lib/libcurses/terminfo/*.ti source terminal
descriptions
SEE ALSO
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curses(3X), termcap(3X), profile(4), terminfo(4), environ(5),
termcap(5).
man(1), csh(1), sh(1), stty(1), tabs(1), tput(1), vi(1) in the
User's Reference for the DG/UX System
infocmp(1M) in the System Manager's Reference for the DG/UX
System.
NOTES
Not all programs follow the above naming conventions.
The "terminfo" names of Data General terminals follow a rigid
convention. Each name is composed of a base name and zero or
more modifiers, all separated by hyphens ("-"). The base name is
the model of the terminal, (e.g., "d461" for a DG Dasher D461
terminal). The modifiers represent different terminal modes.
These modes are described below in the order in which they appear
in a terminal name:
ansi (ANSI mode) use ANSI standard escape sequences instead of DG
special character sequences.
7b (7 bit mode) support only 7 bits per character; the
character set of the terminal and keyboard will match the
native language of the keyboard.
8b (8 bit mode) support 8 bits per character; the character set
of the terminal and keyboard will be the DG international
character set.
w (Wide mode) use compressed screen mode instead of 80-column
mode.
Use "7b" or "8b" in a DG terminal name, but not both. If neither
"7b" nor "8b" appears in a DG terminal name, and the terminal can
support 8 bits per character, then the description matches the
power up defaults of the terminal. These defaults depend on
whether DG or ANSI mode is used. For DG mode, software can
switch the terminal into either 7 or 8 bit mode. For ANSI mode,
the keyboard generates "Shift In" and "Shift Out" characters as
necessary to support an international character set using only 7
bits per character. See your Data General terminal user's manual
or programmer's manual for details.
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