1 <sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
3 <para><command>captoinfo</command> converts a termcap description into a
4 terminfo description.</para>
6 <para><command>clear</command> clears the screen, if this is possible.</para>
8 <para><command>infocmp</command> compares or prints out terminfo
11 <para><command>infotocap</command> converts a terminfo description into
12 a termcap description.</para>
14 <para><command>reset</command> reinitializes a terminal to its default
17 <para><command>tack</command> is the terminfo action checker. It is mainly
18 used to test the correctness of an entry in the terminfo database.</para>
20 <para><command>tic</command> is the terminfo entry-description compiler.
21 It translates a terminfo file from source format into the binary format needed
22 for the ncurses library routines. A terminfo file contains information on the
23 capabilities of a certain terminal.</para>
25 <para><command>toe</command> lists all available terminal types, for each
26 giving its primary name and its description.</para>
28 <para><command>tput</command> makes the values of terminal-dependent
29 capabilities available to the shell. It can also be used to reset or initialize
30 a terminal, or report its long name.</para>
32 <para><command>tset</command> can be used to initialize terminals.</para>
34 <para><command>libncurses*</command> contain functions to display text in
35 many complicated ways on a terminal screen. A good example of the use of these
36 functions is the menu displayed during the kernel's make menuconfig.</para>
38 <para><command>libform*</command> contain functions to implement forms.</para>
40 <para><command>libmenu*</command> contain functions to implement menus.</para>
42 <para><command>libpanel*</command> contain functions to implement panels.</para>