+2010-06-02 Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
+
+ * docs/grub.texi (direntry): Remove grub-terminfo reference.
+ (GNU GRUB manual): Likewise.
+ (General commands): Update description of `terminfo' for GRUB 2.
+
2010-06-02 Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
* commands/gptsync.c (grub_cmd_gptsync): Fix typos.
@direntry
* GRUB: (grub). The GRand Unified Bootloader
* grub-install: (grub)Invoking grub-install. Install GRUB on your drive
-* grub-terminfo: (grub)Invoking grub-terminfo. Generate a terminfo
- command from a
- terminfo name
@end direntry
@setchapternewpage odd
* Troubleshooting:: Error messages produced by GRUB
* Invoking the grub shell:: How to use the grub shell
* Invoking grub-install:: How to use the GRUB installer
-* Invoking grub-terminfo:: How to generate a terminfo command
* Obtaining and Building GRUB:: How to obtain and build GRUB
* Reporting bugs:: Where you should send a bug report
* Future:: Some future plans on GRUB
@menu
* serial:: Set up a serial device
-* terminfo:: Define escape sequences for a terminal
+* terminfo:: Define terminal type
@end menu
@node terminfo
@subsection terminfo
-@deffn Command terminfo @option{--name=name} @option{--cursor-address=seq} [@option{--clear-screen=seq}] [@option{--enter-standout-mode=seq}] [@option{--exit-standout-mode=seq}]
-Define the capabilities of your terminal. Use this command to define
-escape sequences, if it is not vt100-compatible. You may use @samp{\e}
-for @key{ESC} and @samp{^X} for a control character.
+@deffn Command terminfo [term]
+Define the capabilities of your terminal by giving the name of an entry in
+the terminfo database, which should correspond roughly to a @samp{TERM}
+environment variable in Unix.
-You can use the utility @command{grub-terminfo} to generate
-appropriate arguments to this command. @xref{Invoking grub-terminfo}.
+At the moment, only @samp{vt100} is supported in GRUB 2. If you need other
+terminal types, please contact us to discuss the best way to include support
+for these in GRUB.
-If no option is specified, the current settings are printed.
+If no option is specified, the current terminal type is printed.
@end deffn