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From: mackenzi@stolaf.UUCP (David MacKenzie)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: termcap strings that take arguments
Message-ID: <782@stolaf.UUCP>
Date: 26 Nov 88 21:49:30 GMT
Reply-To: edf@rocky2.rockefeller.edu
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Organization: St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
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The 4.3BSD termcap(5) man page notes that a couple of dozen termcap strings
can take numeric arguments, such as the ones that insert or delete multiple
lines or characters.  How are these parameters passed?  I know that with
the cm capability you call tgoto with the x and y coordinates, but how is
it done for capabilities that only take one numeric parameter?

David MacKenzie
edf@rocky2.rockefeller.edu (usually)