Special Characters Used in a Termcap Description
The special symbols used in the termcap description are as follows:
:
Separates capabilities.
|
Separates names.
\
Continues to next line (when at the end of line).
\E
Is the Escape character.
100
Pauses for 100 milliseconds (when before a command).
#
Indicates that capability is a number that immediately follows.
=
Sets capability to a string that follows
^X
Is Control‑X for any X; thus, ^g is Control‑G,^h is Control‑H, etc.
\n
Is the Newline character.
\r
Is the Return character.
\t
Is the Tab.
\b
Is the Backspace.
\f
Produces a Formfeed.
\072
Is a colon (072 is the octal value for :). In general, any character can be specified as a three‑digit octal value of the ASCII character by preceding it with a backslash.
@
When placed after a command, it means do
not apply this command. It is used in descriptions that have the tc command. For more information, see
Eleven Basic Commands (see page
Eleven Basic Commands).