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+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2011,2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.27 2011/10/15 21:11:24 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.28 2012/11/03 21:56:15 tom Exp $
.TH curs_termcap 3X ""
+.de bP
+.IP \(bu 4
+..
.na
.hy 0
.ds n 5
.PP
This differs from the \fItermcap\fP library in two ways:
.RS 3
-.TP 3
--
+.bP
The emulation ignores the buffer pointer \fIbp\fR.
The \fItermcap\fP library would store a copy of the terminal
description in the area referenced by this pointer.
However, ncurses stores its terminal descriptions in compiled
binary form, which is not the same thing.
-.TP 3
--
+.bP
There is a difference in return codes.
The \fItermcap\fP library does not check if the terminal
description is marked with the \fIgeneric\fP capability,