-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2017,2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2017,2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
.\" *
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.\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the *
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.\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a *
.\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the *
-the \fItermcap\fR library. Their parameters are the same and the
-routines are emulated using the \fIterminfo\fR database. Thus, they
+the \fItermcap\fR library.
+Their parameters are the same and the
+routines are emulated using the \fIterminfo\fR database.
+Thus, they
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
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
.SH BUGS
If you call \fBtgetstr\fR to fetch \fBca\fR or any other parameterized string,
be aware that it will be returned in terminfo notation, not the older and
.SH BUGS
If you call \fBtgetstr\fR to fetch \fBca\fR or any other parameterized string,
be aware that it will be returned in terminfo notation, not the older and
you do with it is call \fBtgoto\fR or \fBtparm\fR, which both expand
terminfo-style strings as terminfo.
(The \fBtgoto\fR function, if configured to support termcap, will check
you do with it is call \fBtgoto\fR or \fBtparm\fR, which both expand
terminfo-style strings as terminfo.
(The \fBtgoto\fR function, if configured to support termcap, will check
-differ from termcap's, \fBtputs("50");\fR will put out a literal "50" rather
-than busy-waiting for 50 milliseconds. Cope with it.
+differ from termcap's, \fBtputs("50");\fR will put out a literal \*(``50\*('' rather
+than busy-waiting for 50 milliseconds.
+Cope with it.
.PP
Note that termcap has nothing analogous to terminfo's \fBsgr\fR string.
One consequence of this is that termcap applications assume \fRme\fR
.PP
Note that termcap has nothing analogous to terminfo's \fBsgr\fR string.
One consequence of this is that termcap applications assume \fRme\fR
This implementation checks for, and modifies the data shown to the
termcap interface to accommodate termcap's limitation in this respect.
.SH PORTABILITY
This implementation checks for, and modifies the data shown to the
termcap interface to accommodate termcap's limitation in this respect.
.SH PORTABILITY
-The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4 describes these functions. However, they
+These functions are provided for supporting legacy applications,
+and should not be used in new programs:
+.bP
+The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4 describes these functions.
+However, they
.PP
Neither the XSI Curses standard nor the SVr4 man pages documented the return
values of \fBtgetent\fR correctly, though all three were in fact returned ever
.PP
Neither the XSI Curses standard nor the SVr4 man pages documented the return
values of \fBtgetent\fR correctly, though all three were in fact returned ever