tgetstr() Terminal-Independent Operation tgetstr() Get termcap string entry char *tgetstr(id, area) char *id, **area; tgetstr is one of a set of functions that help COHERENT to per- form terminal-independent operations. It reads the string value of feature name from the terminal's termcap description, and writes it into the buffer at address area. It also advances the value of the pointer to area. tgetstr decodes the abbreviations for the fields used in the termcap entry, except for padding and for cursor-addressing in- formation. ***** Files ***** /etc/termcap -- Terminal capabilities data base /usr/lib/libterm.a -- Function library ***** See Also ***** termcap, terminal-independent operation COHERENT Lexicon Page 1