- Terminfo is a data base describing terminals, used by
- screen-oriented programs such as nvi(1), rogue(1) and
- libraries such as curses(3x). Terminfo describes termi-
- nals by giving a set of capabilities which they have, by
- specifying how to perform screen operations, and by speci-
- fying padding requirements and initialization sequences.
+ Terminfo is a data base, describing terminals, which may be used
+ by screen-oriented programs such as nvi(1), and rogue(1), and by
+ libraries such as curses(3x). Terminfo describes terminals, in
+ terms of the set of capabilities which they support, specifying
+ initialization sequences, padding requirements, and how to
+ perform screen operations.