X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fcurs_initscr.3x.html;h=b61b21dcb60008e1e006eb44831580242f2964f6;hp=2280e7b774cd9887389924e935e1e523abba2fd4;hb=2e5d72d6396bb38a8d1d1b3534f62e28aebaa600;hpb=cc387b11f421650091d84640e05825ea5161ac66 diff --git a/doc/html/man/curs_initscr.3x.html b/doc/html/man/curs_initscr.3x.html index 2280e7b7..b61b21dc 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/curs_initscr.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/curs_initscr.3x.html @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ @@ -148,11 +148,19 @@ rather than exiting. It is safe but redundant to check the return value of initscr in XSI Curses. + If the TERM variable is missing or empty, initscr uses the + value "unknown", which normally corresponds to a terminal + entry with the generic (gn) capability. Generic entries + are detected by curs_terminfo(3x) and cannot be used for full- + screen operation. Other implementations may handle a + missing/empty TERM variable differently. +

SEE ALSO

        curses(3x),       curs_kernel(3x),       curs_refresh(3x),
-       curs_slk(3x), curs_util(3x), curs_variables(3x).
+       curs_slk(3x), curs_terminfo(3x), curs_util(3x), curs_vari-
+       ables(3x).