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</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
- /usr/local/ncurses/lib/terminfo/*/*
+ /usr/share/terminfo/*/*
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
<EM>Terminfo</EM> describes terminals by giving a set of capabilities which they
have, by specifying how to perform screen operations, and by specifying
padding requirements and initialization sequences. This describes
- <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 6.0 (patch 20170819).
+ <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 6.1 (patch 20180203).
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Terminfo-Entry-Syntax">Terminfo Entry Syntax</a></H3><PRE>
An empty directory name (i.e., if the variable begins or ends with
a colon, or contains adjacent colons) is interpreted as the system
- location <EM>/usr/local/ncurses/lib/terminfo</EM>.
+ location <EM>/usr/share/terminfo</EM>.
<STRONG>o</STRONG> Finally, <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> searches these compiled-in locations:
<STRONG>o</STRONG> a list of directories (/usr/local/ncurses/share/ter-
minfo:/usr/share/terminfo), and
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> the system terminfo directory, <EM>/usr/local/ncurses/lib/terminfo</EM>
- (the compiled-in default).
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> the system terminfo directory, <EM>/usr/share/terminfo</EM> (the com-
+ piled-in default).
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Preparing-Descriptions">Preparing Descriptions</a></H3><PRE>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-FILES">FILES</a></H2><PRE>
- /usr/local/ncurses/lib/terminfo/?/*
- files containing terminal descriptions
+ /usr/share/terminfo/?/* files containing terminal descriptions
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>