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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2010,2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2011,2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
.\" *
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.\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the *
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-.\" $Id: tput.1,v 1.31 2011/12/25 01:37:53 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: tput.1,v 1.32 2012/07/14 21:06:45 tom Exp $
.TH @TPUT@ 1 ""
.ds d @TERMINFO@
.ds n 1
and the \fIcapname\fR associated with each, see \fBterminfo\fR(5).
.TP
\fB\-T\fR\fItype\fR
-indicates the \fItype\fR of terminal. Normally this option is
+indicates the \fItype\fR of terminal.
+Normally this option is
unnecessary, because the default is taken from the environment
-variable \fBTERM\fR. If \fB\-T\fR is specified, then the shell
-variables \fBLINES\fR and \fBCOLUMNS\fR will be ignored,and the
-operating system will not be queried for the actual screen size.
+variable \fBTERM\fR.
+If \fB\-T\fR is specified, then the shell
+variables \fBLINES\fR and \fBCOLUMNS\fR will also be ignored.
.TP
\fIcapname\fR
indicates the capability from the \fBterminfo\fR database. When