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-<H1 class="no-header">tput 1 2024-03-23 ncurses 6.4 User commands</H1>
+<H1 class="no-header">tput 1 2024-04-20 ncurses 6.4 User commands</H1>
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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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