Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 4 Apr 2001 23:42:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 4 Apr 2001 23:42:45 -0400 Received: from harrier.prod.itd.earthlink.net ([207.217.121.12]:15496 "EHLO harrier.prod.itd.earthlink.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 4 Apr 2001 23:42:30 -0400 Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 20:42:32 -0700 (PDT) From: James Simmons X-X-Sender: To: Ralf Baechle cc: Mark Lehrer , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: "linux" terminal type Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org >> Is there any documentation on ths linux console terminal type? If >> so, where? > >Maybe cryptic but the most complete documentation of the linux terminal >and it's relatives are probably /etc/termcap and the ncurses terminfo >database. Aside of the code itself. Also take a look at http://www.vt100.net . Since linux tries to emulate the Dec vt100 at this site you will find the vt100 manuals. They are quite good and the esc codes are well described in them. MS: (n) 1. A debilitating and surprisingly widespread affliction that renders the sufferer barely able to perform the simplest task. 2. A disease. James Simmons [jsimmons@linux-fbdev.org] ____/| fbdev/console/gfx developer \ o.O| http://www.linux-fbdev.org =(_)= http://linuxgfx.sourceforge.net U http://linuxconsole.sourceforge.net - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/