Text-Terminal-HOWTO: Appendix A: General 19. Appendix A: General 19.1 List of Linux Terminal Commands Sending a Command to the Terminalsetterm: long optionstput: terse optionstset: initializes onlyclear: clears screenreset: sends reset stringConfiguring the Terminal Device Driversetserial:sttyTerminfoTerminfo Compiler (tic) terminfo compiler & translatortoe: shows list of terminals for which you have terminfo filesinfocmp compares or displays terminfo entriesOthergitkeys: shows what bytes each key sends to the host.tty: shows what tty port you are connected to.set (or tset -q): shows the value of TERM, the terminfo entry nametset: sets TERM interactively and initializes19.2 The Internet and Books Terminal Info on the InternetShuford's Website at the University of Tennessee has a great deal of useful information about text terminals.Boundless purchased the VT and Dorio terminal business from DEC.Wyse is a major manufacturer of terminals.Escape Seqs.; N. America or Escape Seqs.; Europe is a list of escape sequences (and control codes) for some terminal emulations (including VT 100, 300, 420, and Wyse).comp.terminals is the newsgroup for terminalsBooks Related to TerminalsEIA-232 serial port see EIA-232 (RS-232) Books.Repair see Repair Books & Websites.Terminfo database see Termcap DocumentsEntire Books on TerminalsAs far as I know, there is no satisfactory book on text terminals (unless you are interested in antique terminals of the 1970's).Handbook of Interactive Computer Terminals by Duane E. Sharp; Reston Publishing Co. 1977. (mostly obsolete)Communicating with Display Terminals by Roger K. deBry; McGraw-Hill 1985. (mostly on IBM synchronous terminals)The "HANDBOOK ... " presents brief specifications of over 100 different models of antique terminals made in the early 1970's by over 60 different companies. It also explains how they work physically but incorrectly shows a diagram for a CRT which uses electrostatic deflection of the electron beam (p. 36). Terminals actually used magnetic deflection (even in the 1970's). This book explains a number of advanced technical concepts such as "random scan" and "color penetration principle".The "COMMUNICATING ... " book in contrast to the "Handbook ... " ignores the physical and electronic details of terminals. It has an entire chapter explaining binary numbers (which is not needed in a book on terminals since this information is widely available elsewhere). It seems to mostly cover old IBM terminals (mainly the 3270) in block and synchronous modes of operation. It's of little use for the commonly used ANSI terminals used today on Unix-like systems. Although it does discuss them a little it doesn't show the various wiring schemes used to connect them to serial ports.Books with Chapters on TerminalsThese chapters cover almost nothing about the terminals themselves and their capabilities. Rather, these chapters are mostly about how to set up the computer (and its terminal driver) to work with terminals. Due to the differences of different Unix-like systems, much of the information does not not apply to Linux.Unix Power Tools by Jerry Peck et. al. O'Reilly 1998. Ch. 5 Setting Up Your Terminal, Ch. 41: Terminal and Serial Line Settings, Ch. 42: Problems With TerminalsAdvanced Programming in the Unix Environment by W. Richard Stevens Addison-Wesley, 1993. Ch. 11: Terminal I/O, Ch. 19: Pseudo TerminalsEssential System Administration by Aleen Frisch, 2nd ed. O'Reilly, 1998. Ch. 11: Terminals and Modems.The "UNIX POWER TOOLS" book has 3 short chapters on text terminals. It covers less ground than this HOWTO but gives more examples to help you.The "ADVANCED PROGRAMMING ... " Chapter 11 covers only the device driver included in the operating system to deal with terminals). It explains the parameters one gives to the stty command to configure the terminal.The "ESSENTIAL SYSTEM ..." book's chapter has more about terminals than modems. It seems well written.19.3 Non-Linux OS'sThe configuration of the host computer for terminals for non-Linux operating systems is usually significantly different than for Linux. Here are some links to on-line manuals for Unix-like systems.SCO's OpenServer Adding Serial Terminals in SCO OpenServer Handbook.Hewlett-Packard's HP-UX Configuring Terminals and Modems o