NAME
termparm - return terminal characteristics
SYNOPSIS
#include <cbase/escape.h>
struct termptr *termparm()
DESCRIPTION
Termparm returns a pointer to a structure defined in the include file. The structure contains values that describe the current terminal. The values include the number of rows and columns on the screen.
The values for each terminal type are defined in the terminal definition. If you wish to use the terminal definition file, the environment string TERM must be set to correspond to a terminal type defined in This is normally done by executing
set TERM=terminaltype
before starting any command that uses termparm.
SEE ALSO
Chapter 2,
Terminal Independent I/O
C/Base Reference Manual Chapter 11, "Creating Terminal Definitions"