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6.24.2. Contents of Ncurses
Installed programs: captoinfo (link to tic), clear, infocmp, infotocap (link to tic), ncursesw6-config, reset (link to tset), tabs, tic, toe, tput, and tset
Installed libraries: libcursesw.so (symlink and linker script to libncursesw.so), libformw.so, libmenuw.so, libncursesw.so, libncurses++w.a, libpanelw.so, and their non-wide- character counterparts without "w" in the library names.
Installed directories: /usr/share/tabset, /usr/share/terminfo, and /usr/share/doc/ncurses-6.1
Short Descriptions
captoinfo Converts a termcap description into a terminfo description
clear Clears the screen, if possible
infocmp Compares or prints out terminfo descriptions
infotocap Converts a terminfo description into a termcap description
ncursesw6-config Provides configuration information for ncurses
reset Reinitializes a terminal to its default values
tabs Clears and sets tab stops on a terminal
tic The terminfo entry-description compiler that translates a terminfo file from source format into the binary format needed for the ncurses library routines [A terminfo file contains information on the capabilities of a certain terminal.]
toe Lists all available terminal types, giving the primary name and description for each
tput Makes the values of terminal-dependent capabilities available to the shell; it can also be used to reset or initialize a terminal or report its long name
tset Can be used to initialize terminals
libcursesw A link to libncursesw
libncursesw Contains functions to display text in many complex ways on a terminal screen; a good example of the use of these functions is the menu displayed during the kernel's make menuconfig
libformw Contains functions to implement forms
libmenuw Contains functions to implement menus
libpanelw Contains functions to implement panels