Adding support for non-supported terminals

You can add control sequences for non-supported terminals to the terminfo database.

The control sequences must be added to the terminfo database in the /usr/share/lib/terminfo directory. To add the control sequence values for your terminal:
  1. Edit the appropriate *.ti file.
  2. Compile the file using the tic command. For more information about control sequence values, see the documentation supplied with your terminal.

    The virtual printer database is a series of files that describe the way print requests should be processed, such as the data stream to be delivered to the printer. User-configurable attributes specific to terminal-attached printers are defined in the virtual printer database and are based upon the asynchronous communications adapter being used.

    The virtual printer attributes are defined when the virtual printer is configured. The naming convention for attributes unique to terminal-attached printers is yN, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 0. The value of y0 is reserved. It designates that the virtual printer queue is configured for a terminal-attached printer and contains the hardware line discipline for the terminal port. The sections that follow detail the adapter-specific virtual printer attributes for terminal-attached printers.

    To change the attribute values on an existing virtual printer, use the smit ps_lsvirprt fast path command.