Termcap
Termcap, short for terminal capability, is a legacy software interface used by Unix-like systems to describe the capabilities and control sequences of text terminals. It provides a portable way for programs to interact with diverse terminals without embedding terminal-specific codes in application code. Termcap entries describe how to perform common tasks such as clearing the screen, moving the cursor, and querying terminal size, via a shared library interface.
The data is stored in a text database, with one line per terminal type. Each entry begins
Termcap originated in early Unix systems as the primary terminal-handling interface. It is closely associated with
File locations typically include /etc/termcap or /usr/share/misc/termcap. In modern systems, terminfo has largely supplanted termcap, offering