Everything about Termcap

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

1. Read the overview: TermcapA 5-minute orientation
2. Pick up a classic book: Termcap and terminfoThe most-reprinted book on the subject
3. Go sideways: TerminfoA closely related topic
4. Go sideways: Terminal capabilitiesA closely related topic

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

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📚 Books worth reading

• Termcap and terminfoJohn Strang · 1988

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🔗 Related topics

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