NAME
termset - set terminal characteristics
SYNOPSIS
termset [-p] ['^X'] terminaltype
DESCRIPTION
Termset is used to describe or modify terminal escape sequences received from or sent to a particular terminal type. Termset interactively builds a table of terminal escape sequences and stores the table in a file in the directory \cbase\lib\cbase\escape. The file has the same name as the terminaltype argument. If the terminaltype file exists when termset starts, the program asks for changes to the existing terminal definitions. If the file does not exist, termset creates it and asks for the escape sequences of the new terminal. The escape sequence file created by termset is used by escape(C-3) and getkey(C-3) to provide a method of using CRT terminals in a terminal independent manner.
There are three parts to defining a new terminal type using termset. The first part defines escape sequences sent to the computer by the terminal when a particular key is pressed. The second part defines escape sequences to be sent to the terminal by the computer when a particular function is desired. The third part describes various terminal characteristics. A more complete description of the operation of termset can be found in the C/Base Utilities Manual Chapter 2, Terminal Independent I/O.
If the -p flag is used, termset lists on the standard output the escape sequences for the existing terminaltype specified.
If the "X" flag is used, the delimiter is set to <Ctrl>-X (where X represents the character to be used in conjunction with the Control Key <Ctrl> as the 'delimiter' to termset) which is then used to proceed from one function definition to another.
FILES
\cbase\lib\cbase\escape\*
SEE ALSO
escape(C-3), termparm(C-3)
Chapter 11, Creating Terminal Definitions.
C/Base Utilities Manual Chapter 2, Terminal Independent I/O.