Read ECMA-48 and DEC VT documentation. That will cover the bulk of what you need to know to operate a TTY style terminal. Terminfo is basically for smoothing o

Read ECMA-48 and DEC VT documentation. That will cover the bulk of what you need to know to operate a TTY style terminal. Terminfo is basically for smoothing over differences with terminal behaviors that aren't commonly used anymore. It only tells you there's a difference in capability. You still have to implement code to handle them which will never be invoked by anyone but a retro enthusiast plugging in obscure 70's hardware.