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-<H1 class="no-header">curs_termcap 3x 2024-03-16 ncurses 6.4 Library calls</H1>
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<STRONG><A HREF="curs_termcap.3x.html">curs_termcap(3x)</A></STRONG> Library calls <STRONG><A HREF="curs_termcap.3x.html">curs_termcap(3x)</A></STRONG>
implementations conforming to portions of X/Open Curses now
withdrawn. The BSD <EM>termcap</EM> library would store a copy of the
terminal type description in the area referenced by this
- pointer. <EM>ncurses</EM> stores terminal type descriptions in compiled
+ pointer. <EM>terminfo</EM> stores terminal type descriptions in compiled
form, which is not the same thing.
<STRONG>o</STRONG> The meanings of the return values differ. The BSD <EM>termcap</EM>
parameterized string capability, be aware that it is returned in <EM>term-</EM>
<EM>info</EM> notation, not the older and not-quite-compatible <EM>termcap</EM> notation.
This does not cause problems if all you do with it is call <STRONG>tgoto</STRONG> or
- <STRONG>tparm</STRONG>, which both expand <EM>terminfo</EM>-style strings as <EM>terminfo</EM> does. (If
- <EM>ncurses</EM> is configured to support <EM>termcap,</EM> <STRONG>tgoto</STRONG> checks whether the
- string is <EM>terminfo</EM>-style by looking for "<STRONG>%p</STRONG>" parameters or "<STRONG><</STRONG>...<STRONG>></STRONG>"
- delays, and invokes a <EM>termcap</EM>-style parser if the string appears not to
- use <EM>terminfo</EM> syntax.)
+ <STRONG>tparm</STRONG>, which both parametrically expand <EM>terminfo</EM>-style string
+ capabilities as <EM>terminfo</EM> does. (If <EM>ncurses</EM> is configured to support
+ <EM>termcap,</EM> <STRONG>tgoto</STRONG> checks whether the string is <EM>terminfo</EM>-style by looking
+ for "<STRONG>%p</STRONG>" parameters or "<STRONG><</STRONG>...<STRONG>></STRONG>" delays, and invokes a <EM>termcap</EM>-style
+ parser if the string appears not to use <EM>terminfo</EM> syntax.)
Because <EM>terminfo</EM>'s syntax for padding in string capabilities differs
from <EM>termcap</EM>'s, users can be surprised.
-ncurses 6.4 2024-03-16 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_termcap.3x.html">curs_termcap(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ncurses 6.4 2024-04-20 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_termcap.3x.html">curs_termcap(3x)</A></STRONG>
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