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+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2007,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: term.7,v 1.18 2007/06/02 20:40:07 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: term.7,v 1.20 2010/01/30 21:27:35 tom Exp $
.TH term 7
.ds n 5
.ds d @TERMINFO@
is critical for all screen-oriented programs, including your editor and mailer.
.PP
A default \fBTERM\fR value will be set on a per-line basis by either
-\fB/etc/inittab\fR (Linux and System-V-like UNIXes) or \fB/etc/ttys\fR (BSD
-UNIXes). This will nearly always suffice for workstation and microcomputer
-consoles.
+\fB/etc/inittab\fR (e.g., System-V-like UNIXes)
+or \fB/etc/ttys\fR (BSD UNIXes).
+This will nearly always suffice for workstation and microcomputer consoles.
.PP
If you use a dialup line, the type of device attached to it may vary. Older
UNIX systems pre-set a very dumb terminal type like `dumb' or `dialup' on
thus \fBvt100\fR, \fBhp2621\fR, \fBwy50\fR.
.PP
The root name for a PC-Unix console type should be the OS name,
-i.e. \fBlinux\fR, \fBbsdos\fR, \fBfreebsd\fR, \fBnetbsd\fR. It should
+i.e., \fBlinux\fR, \fBbsdos\fR, \fBfreebsd\fR, \fBnetbsd\fR. It should
\fInot\fR be \fBconsole\fR or any other generic that might cause confusion in a
multi-platform environment! If a model number follows, it should indicate
either the OS release level or the console driver release level.
.PP
The root name for a terminal emulator (assuming it does not fit one of the
standard ANSI or vt100 types) should be the program name or a readily
-recognizable abbreviation of it (i.e. \fBversaterm\fR, \fBctrm\fR).
+recognizable abbreviation of it (i.e., \fBversaterm\fR, \fBctrm\fR).
.PP
Following the root name, you may add any reasonable number of hyphen-separated
feature suffixes.