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            used.
 
        Parameterized strings should be passed  through  <STRONG>tparm</STRONG>  to  instantiate
-       them.   All  <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> strings [including the output of <STRONG>tparm</STRONG>] should be
+       them.   All  <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> strings (including the output of <STRONG>tparm</STRONG>) should be
        printed with <STRONG>tputs</STRONG> or <STRONG>putp</STRONG>.  Call <STRONG>reset_shell_mode</STRONG> to restore  the  tty
        modes before exiting [see <STRONG><A HREF="curs_kernel.3x.html">curs_kernel(3x)</A></STRONG>].
 
        The  <STRONG>tputs</STRONG>  routine  applies  padding information to the string <EM>str</EM> and
        outputs it:
 
-       <STRONG>o</STRONG>   The <EM>str</EM> must be a terminfo string variable or the return value from
-           <STRONG>tparm</STRONG>, <STRONG>tgetstr</STRONG>, or <STRONG>tgoto</STRONG>.
+       <STRONG>o</STRONG>   The <EM>str</EM> parameter must be a terminfo string variable or the  return
+           value from <STRONG>tparm</STRONG>, <STRONG>tiparm</STRONG>, <STRONG>tgetstr</STRONG>, or <STRONG>tgoto</STRONG>.
+
+           The  <STRONG>tgetstr</STRONG> and <STRONG>tgoto</STRONG> functions are part of the <EM>termcap</EM> interface,
+           which happens to share this function name with the <EM>terminfo</EM>  inter-
+           face.
 
        <STRONG>o</STRONG>   <EM>affcnt</EM> is the number of lines affected, or 1 if not applicable.