Here is what you need to know to create your own termcap entry. To learn about the file format, read the 'termcap' manual page by using the 'man' command: man 5 termcap To make a personal termcap entry use an editor to create the termcap definition in a file with a name such as 'mytermcap'. Set the TERMCAP environment variable to the name of the 'mytermcap' file with its FULL PATH. Use this command: setenv TERMCAP ~/mytermcap