Subject: color, terminfo & termcap - pls explain?
To: None <current-users@NetBSD.ORG>
From: VaX#n8 <vax@linkdead.paranoia.com>
List: current-users
Date: 02/03/1996 09:19:07
What are the exact functions of terminfo and termcap?
Is there a prevailing reason to use one or the other?
Do either support color?
I'm asking because of the discussion on port-i386 about color ls and how
it sends color codes by default (ick!).  Isn't there a Right way to do that?