terminfo vs. termcap

Will Nelson will at presto.ig.com
Fri Feb 3 07:17:18 AEST 1989


In article <1312 at umbio.MIAMI.EDU>, aem at ibiza.Miami.Edu (a.e.mossberg) writes:
> 
> /etc/termcap is BSD.  AT&T came up with a compiled version which loads
> somewhat faster, and uses very similar source files. Most, if not all, BSD
> systems use /etc/termcap. Terminfo is used by Sys V and derivatives (A/IX,
> A/UX, etc).
> 

Just a note to say that /etc/termcap didn't originate at Berkeley.
Version 7 and System III from AT&T used it, too.



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