symbolic links, aliases, cls clear

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On 2006-04-13, Barry Margolin wrote:
> In article <gog0h3-eee.ln1 at xword.teksavvy.com>,
>  "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>      In fact, my scripts are portable to other terminal types by use
>>      of files for each terminal, generated with tput. Using a
>>      different terminal is as easy as ". /usr/share/term-sh/$TERM" or
>>      something similar. I generated a lot of files a few years ago,
>>      but I have never had any call for them, so I'd have to hunt for
>>      them.
>
> So you've essentially reinvented the whole termcap/terminfo mechanism?

   No, I've used the termcap/terminfo mechanism via tput to create a
   more efficient (and customizable) method of terminal-dependent
   control.

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