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<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2>
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<sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
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<para><command>captoinfo</command> converts a termcap description into a
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terminfo description.</para>
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<para><command>clear</command> clears the screen, if this is possible.</para>
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<para><command>infocmp</command> compares or prints out terminfo
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descriptions.</para>
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<para><command>infotocap</command> converts a terminfo description into
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a termcap description.</para>
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<para><command>reset</command> reinitializes a terminal to its default
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values.</para>
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<para><command>tack</command> is the terminfo action checker. It is mainly
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used to test the correctness of an entry in the terminfo database.</para>
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<para><command>tic</command> is the terminfo entry-description compiler.
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It translates a terminfo file from source format into the binary format needed
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for the ncurses library routines. A terminfo file contains information on the
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capabilities of a certain terminal.</para>
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<para><command>toe</command> lists all available terminal types, for each
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giving its primary name and its description.</para>
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<para><command>tput</command> makes the values of terminal-dependent
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capabilities available to the shell. It can also be used to reset or initialize
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a terminal, or report its long name.</para>
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<para><command>tset</command> can be used to initialize terminals.</para>
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<para><command>libncurses*</command> contain functions to display text in
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many complicated ways on a terminal screen. A good example of the use of these
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functions is the menu displayed during the kernel's make menuconfig.</para>
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<para><command>libform*</command> contain functions to implement forms.</para>
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<para><command>libmenu*</command> contain functions to implement menus.</para>
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<para><command>libpanel*</command> contain functions to implement panels.</para>
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</sect2>
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