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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: net.info-terms
Subject: Re: Re: Need 4107 termcap (terminfo)
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Date: Sun, 13-Jan-85 18:50:33 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 13 18:50:33 1985
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> I have converted the termcap with some dificulty to a terminfo.
> What does the follwoing line mean?.  My conversion program
> chokes on it.
> > #
> rs=^X\E%!0\EKC\E^L\EKR0\EKF0\ENM0\ELBH=\ETF8000010F40\ELI100\
> > \ELLB0\ELM0\EKE0\ENF1\EKS0\END0\ERE0\E%!1\Ec\E[?3;5l\E[?7;8h\E[r\E[m\E>:\

In terminfo this would be "rs2", a string to reset the terminal
completely from an arbitrary starting state to sane modes.  Note
that terminfo has several reset & initialization strings for ease
of sharing a common entry among related terminals and for more
flexibility in the order in which these things are done.  It is
also possible to run a program as part of the initialization,
although this is usually reserved for really weird hardware.

It is perhaps worth noting that many termcap-using programs do
not properly use is/i1/i2/i3/rs/r1/r2/r3/ti/te/ks/ke/vs/ve but
instead just make a wild guess at what to use when.  If anyone
does not have the updated termcap manual page that I posted long
ago, you should get a copy and follow it.  It will make future
conversion to terminfo much easier.