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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2012,2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
.\" *
.\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a *
.\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the *
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.\"
-.\" $Id: curs_initscr.3x,v 1.15 2010/07/31 16:11:27 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_initscr.3x,v 1.19 2013/07/20 19:34:14 tom Exp $
.TH curs_initscr 3X ""
+.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
+.el .ds `` ``
+.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
+.el .ds '' ''
.na
.hy 0
.SH NAME
from \fBinitscr\fR when an error is detected, rather than exiting.
It is safe but redundant to check the return value of \fBinitscr\fR
in XSI Curses.
+.PP
+If the TERM variable is missing or empty, \fBinitscr\fP uses the
+value \*(``unknown\*('',
+which normally corresponds to a terminal entry with the \fIgeneric\fP
+(\fIgn\fP) capability.
+Generic entries are detected by \fBsetupterm\fP(3X) and cannot be
+used for full-screen operation.
+Other implementations may handle a missing/empty TERM variable differently.
.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBcurs_kernel\fR(3X), \fBcurs_refresh\fR(3X),
-\fBcurs_slk\fR(3X), \fBcurs_util\fR(3X)
-.\"#
-.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
-.\"# Local Variables:
-.\"# mode:nroff
-.\"# fill-column:79
-.\"# End:
+\fBcurses\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_kernel\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_refresh\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_slk\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_terminfo\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_util\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_variables\fR(3X).