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.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" 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
 .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).
 .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.
 .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.