osf1 man page for tgetnum

curs_termcap(3) 					     Library Functions Manual						   curs_termcap(3)

NAME
       curs_termcap, tgetent, tgetflag, tgetnum, tgetstr, tgoto - Curses interfaces that support termcap capabilities

SYNOPSIS
       #include <term.h>

       int tgetent(
	       char *bp,
	       const char *name ); int tgetflag(
	       char id[2] ); int tgetnum(
	       char id[2] ); char *tgetstr(
	       char id[2],
	       char **area ); char *tgoto(
	       const char *cap,
	       int col,
	       int row );

LIBRARY
       Curses Library (libcurses)

STANDARDS
       Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:

       tgetent, tgetflag, tgetnum, tgetstr, tgoto:  XCURSES4.2

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.

DESCRIPTION
       These  routines	are  obsolete and should not be used in new applications.  The routines are included in the Curses library as a conversion
       aid for applications originally designed to use the termcap file. The routines include the same parameters as used with	the  termcap  file
       but their operations are emulated by using the terminfo database.

       The tgetent routine looks up the termcap entry for name. The emulation ignores the buffer pointer bp.

       The tgetflag routine gets the Boolean entry for id.

       The tgetnum routine gets the numeric entry for id.

       The tgetstr routine returns the string entry for id. Applications use the tputs routine to output the returned string.

       The tgoto routine instantiates the parameters into the given capability. Applications pass output from this routine to the tputs routine.

       The tputs routine is described in the curs_terminfo(3) reference page.

NOTES
       The header file <curses.h> automatically includes the header file <stdio.h>.

RETURN VALUES
       Routines that return an integer return ERR upon failure and OK upon successful completion.

       Routines that return pointers return NULL on error.

SEE ALSO
       Functions: curses(3), curs_terminfo(3), putc(3)

       Others: standards(5)

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