ncurses 6.1 - patch 20180127

[ncurses.git] / man / curs_termcap.3x

diff --git a/man/curs_termcap.3x b/man/curs_termcap.3x
index 7696ee9ad3f85c8e727af34f14b754c2efa83ac5..cdec18d69a22fe4a2fd855ef1893c8420e3d257e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_termcap.3x
+++ b/man/curs_termcap.3x
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.36 2018/01/01 15:13:16 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.37 2018/01/23 10:14:38 tom Exp $
 .TH curs_termcap 3X ""
 .de bP
 .ie n  .IP \(bu 4
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ In that case, the first parameter is merely a placeholder.
 .bP
 Normally the ncurses library is compiled with terminfo support.
 In that case, \fBtgoto\fP uses \fBtparm\fP(3X) (a more capable formatter).
+.IP
+However, \fBtparm\fP is not a \fItermcap\fP feature,
+and portable \fItermcap\fP applications should not rely upon its availability.
 .PP
 The \fBtputs\fR routine is described on the \fBcurs_terminfo\fR(3X) manual
 page.  It can retrieve capabilities by either termcap or terminfo name.