CTERM

NAME

cterm - build a terminal/monitor definition

SYNOPSIS

cterm [textfile ] terminalname

DESCRIPTION

Cterm reads lines from textfile, or standard input if textfile is omitted, and builds a new terminal definition in the directory \cbase\lib\cbase\escape with the name terminalname. If a terminal definition file already exists for terminalname, it is replaced by the new terminal definition. The terminal definition created is used by escape(C-3) and getkey to provide a method of using CRT terminals in a terminal independent manner. This program is intended mainly to be used in porting terminal definitions to different systems.

FILES

escape(C-1), pterm(C-1).

escape(C-3), getkey(C-3), termparm(C-3).

C/Base Utilities Manual Chapter 6, Transferring C/Base Applications.

C/Base Utilities Manual Chapter 2, Terminal Independent I\O.

NOTES

This program is only available with the C/Base Utilities software package.