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diff --git a/man/curs_initscr.3x b/man/curs_initscr.3x
index d9685328..97334580 100644
--- a/man/curs_initscr.3x
+++ b/man/curs_initscr.3x
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2010,2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: curs_initscr.3x,v 1.15 2010/07/31 16:11:27 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_initscr.3x,v 1.18 2013/07/13 22:45:52 tom Exp $
 .TH curs_initscr 3X ""
 .na
 .hy 0
@@ -121,12 +121,19 @@ Old versions of curses, e.g., BSD 4.4, may have returned a null pointer
 from \fBinitscr\fR when an error is detected, rather than exiting.
 It is safe but redundant to check the return value of \fBinitscr\fR
 in XSI Curses.
+.PP
+If the TERM variable is missing or empty, \fBinitscr\fP uses the
+value ``unknown'',
+which normally corresponds to a terminal entry with the \fIgeneric\fP
+(\fIgn\fP) capability.
+Generic entries are detected by \fBsetupterm\fP(3X) and cannot be
+used for full-screen operation.
+Other implementations may handle a missing/empty TERM variable differently.
 .SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBcurs_kernel\fR(3X), \fBcurs_refresh\fR(3X),
-\fBcurs_slk\fR(3X), \fBcurs_util\fR(3X)
-.\"#
-.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
-.\"# Local Variables:
-.\"# mode:nroff
-.\"# fill-column:79
-.\"# End:
+\fBcurses\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_kernel\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_refresh\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_slk\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_terminfo\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_util\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_variables\fR(3X).