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<STRONG><A HREF="tput.1.html">tput(1)</A></STRONG> User commands <STRONG><A HREF="tput.1.html">tput(1)</A></STRONG>
<EM>cap-code</EM> indicates a capability from the terminal database.
- If the capability is of string type and takes parameters,
- the arguments following the capability will be used as its
- parameters.
+ If <EM>cap-code</EM> is of string type and takes parameters, <STRONG>tput</STRONG>
+ interprets arguments following <EM>cap-code</EM> as the parameters,
+ up to the (fixed) quantity the capability requires.
Most parameters are numeric. Only a few terminal
capabilities require string parameters; <STRONG>tput</STRONG> uses a table to
<STRONG>o</STRONG> The <EM>cap-code</EM> <STRONG>dl</STRONG> means <STRONG>delete_line</STRONG> to <EM>termcap</EM> but <STRONG>parm_delete_line</STRONG>
to <EM>terminfo</EM>. <EM>termcap</EM> uses the code <STRONG>DL</STRONG> for <STRONG>parm_delete_line</STRONG>. <EM>term-</EM>
- <EM>info</EM> uses the code <STRONG>dch1</STRONG> for <STRONG>delete_line</STRONG>.
+ <EM>info</EM> uses the code <STRONG>dl1</STRONG> for <STRONG>delete_line</STRONG>.
<STRONG>o</STRONG> The <EM>cap-code</EM> <STRONG>ed</STRONG> means <STRONG>exit_delete_mode</STRONG> to <EM>termcap</EM> but <STRONG>clr_eos</STRONG> to
<EM>terminfo</EM>. <EM>termcap</EM> uses the code <STRONG>cd</STRONG> for <STRONG>clr_eos</STRONG>. <EM>terminfo</EM> uses the
-ncurses 6.4 2024-03-23 <STRONG><A HREF="tput.1.html">tput(1)</A></STRONG>
+ncurses 6.4 2024-04-20 <STRONG><A HREF="tput.1.html">tput(1)</A></STRONG>
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