$terminal = Tgetent Term::Cap { TERM => termtype, OSPEED=>ospeed }

Acts as the constructor for Term::Cap. Extracts the termcap entry for terminal type termtype and returns a reference to a terminal object. The termcap entry itself is $terminal->{TERMCAP}. Calls Carp::croak on failure. Takes the following arguments:

TERM => termtype

Terminal type. Defaults to the value of the environment variable TERM if termtype is false or undefined.

OSPEED => ospeed

The terminal output bit rate, specified as either a POSIX termios/SYSV termio speed or an old BSD-style speed. You can use the POSIX module to get your terminal's output speed (in ospeed here).

$terminal->Tgoto('cm', col, row[, fh])

Produces control string to move the cursor relative to the screen. Doesn't cache output strings, but does % expansion as needed on control string. Takes the following arguments:

'cm'

Required first argument ("cursor move")

col, row

Column and row to move cursor to

fh

Filehandle that will receive the control string

$terminal->Tpad(string, count, fh)

Specifies padding required to create delay needed by terminal. Takes the following arguments:

string

The string to pad with

count

The number of pad characters

fh

The filehandle to pad

$terminal->Tputs('cap', count[, fh])

Produces control string for capabilities other than cursor movement. Does not do % expansion, but does cache output strings if $count = 1. Takes the following arguments:

cap

Capability to produce control string for

count

Should be 1 unless padding is required (see Tpad); if greater than 1, specifies amount of padding

fh

Filehandle to receive the control string

$terminal->Trequire(caps)

Checks to see whether the named capabilities, caps, are defined in the terminal's termcap entry. For example:

$terminal->Trequire(qw/ce ku kd/);

Any undefined capabilities are listed, and Carp::croak is called.