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.SH NAME
term \-
is critical for all screen-oriented programs, including your editor and mailer.
.PP
A default \fBTERM\fP value will be set on a per-line basis by either
-\fB/etc/inittab\fP (e.g., System\-V-like UNIXes)
-or \fB/etc/ttys\fP (BSD UNIXes).
+\fB/etc/inittab\fP (e.g., System\-V-like Unices)
+or \fB/etc/ttys\fP (BSD Unices).
This will nearly always suffice for workstation and microcomputer consoles.
.PP
If you use a dialup line, the type of device attached to it may vary.
-Older UNIX systems pre-set a very dumb terminal type
+Older Unix systems pre-set a very dumb terminal type
like \*(``dumb\*('' or \*(``dialup\*('' on dialup lines.
Newer ones may pre-set \*(``vt100\*('', reflecting the prevalence of DEC
VT100-compatible terminals and personal-computer emulators.
name of its capability file the subdirectory of \*d named for its first
letter).
This command dumps a capability file in the text format described by
-\fBterminfo\fP(\*n).
+\fBterminfo\fP(5).
.PP
-The first line of a \fBterminfo\fP(\*n) description gives the names by which
+The first line of a \fBterminfo\fP(5) description gives the names by which
terminfo knows a terminal,
separated by \*(``|\*('' (pipe-bar) characters with the last
name field terminated by a comma.
option that accepts a terminal name argument.
Such programs should fall back
on the \fBTERM\fP environment variable when no \-T option is specified.
-.SH PORTABILITY
-For maximum compatibility with older System V UNIXes, names and aliases
-should be unique within the first 14 characters.
.SH FILES
.TP 5
.I \*d
compiled terminal description database
.TP 5
/etc/inittab
-tty line initialization (AT&T-like UNIXes)
+tty line initialization (AT&T-like Unices)
.TP 5
/etc/ttys
-tty line initialization (BSD-like UNIXes)
+tty line initialization (BSD-like Unices)
+.SH PORTABILITY
+For maximum compatibility with older System V Unices, names and aliases
+should be unique within the first 14 characters.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fB\%curses\fP(3X),
-\fB\%term\fP(\*n),
-\fB\%terminfo\fP(\*n)
+\fB\%term\fP(5),
+\fB\%terminfo\fP(5)