.\" authorization. *
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-.\" $Id: MKncu_config.in,v 1.12 2023/09/17 08:29:56 tom Exp $
-.TH @LIB_NAME@@DFT_ARG_SUFFIX@@cf_cv_abi_version@-config 1 2023-09-17 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "User commands"
+.\" $Id: MKncu_config.in,v 1.17 2023/10/01 09:59:29 tom Exp $
+.TH @LIB_NAME@@DFT_ARG_SUFFIX@@cf_cv_abi_version@-config 1 2023-10-01 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "User commands"
.SH NAME
\fB\%@LIB_NAME@@DFT_ARG_SUFFIX@@cf_cv_abi_version@-config\fP \-
-helper script for \fIncurses\fR libraries
+configuration helper for \fIncurses\fR libraries
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B @LIB_NAME@@DFT_ARG_SUFFIX@@cf_cv_abi_version@-config
-[\fIoptions\fP]
+.I option
+\&.\|.\|.
+.PP
+.B "@LIB_NAME@@DFT_ARG_SUFFIX@@cf_cv_abi_version@-config \-\-version"
+.PP
+.B "@LIB_NAME@@DFT_ARG_SUFFIX@@cf_cv_abi_version@-config \-\-help"
.SH DESCRIPTION
-This is a shell script which simplifies configuring applications against
-a particular set of ncurses libraries.
+This program development aid simplifies the process of configuring
+applications against a particular set of \fIncurses\fP libraries.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-\-prefix\fP
-echos the package\-prefix of ncurses
+reports the package prefix of \fIncurses\fP.
.TP
\fB\-\-exec\-prefix\fP
-echos the executable\-prefix of ncurses
+reports the executable prefix of \fIncurses\fP.
.TP
\fB\-\-cflags\fP
-echos the C compiler flags needed to compile with ncurses
+reports the C compiler flags needed to compile with \fIncurses\fP.
.TP
\fB\-\-libs\fP
-echos the libraries needed to link with ncurses
+reports the libraries needed to link with \fIncurses\fP.
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fP
-echos the release+patchdate version of ncurses
+reports the release and patch date information of \fIncurses\fP and
+exits successfully.
.TP
\fB\-\-abi\-version\fP
-echos the ABI version of ncurses
+reports the ABI version of \fIncurses\fP.
.TP
\fB\-\-mouse\-version\fP
-echos the mouse\-interface version of ncurses
+reports the mouse\-interface version of \fIncurses\fP.
.TP
\fB\-\-bindir\fP
-echos the directory containing ncurses programs
+reports the directory containing \fIncurses\fP programs.
.TP
\fB\-\-datadir\fP
-echos the directory containing ncurses data
+reports the directory containing \fIncurses\fP data.
.TP
\fB\-\-includedir\fP
-echos the directory containing ncurses header files
+reports the directory containing \fIncurses\fP header files.
.TP
\fB\-\-libdir\fP
-echos the directory containing ncurses libraries
+reports the directory containing \fIncurses\fP libraries.
.TP
\fB\-\-mandir\fP
-echos the directory containing ncurses manpages
+reports the directory containing \fIncurses\fP man pages.
.TP
\fB\-\-terminfo\fP
-echos the $TERMINFO terminfo database path, e.g.,
-.RS
-@TERMINFO@
-.RE
+reports the \fBTERMINFO\fP \fIterminfo\fP database path,
+for example \fI\%@TERMINFO@\fP.
.TP
\fB\-\-terminfo\-dirs\fP
-echos the $TERMINFO_DIRS directory list, e.g.,
-.RS
-@TERMINFO_DIRS@
-.RE
+reports the \fBTERMINFO_DIRS\fP supplemental search path for the
+\fIterminfo\fP database,
+for example \fI\%@TERMINFO_DIRS@\fP.
.TP
\fB\-\-termpath\fP
-echos the $TERMPATH termcap list, if support for termcap is configured.
+reports the \fBTERMPATH\fP supplemental search path for the
+\fItermcap\fP database,
+if support for \fItermcap\fP is configured.
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fP
-prints this message
+issues a usage message and exits successfully.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-\fBcurses\fP(3X)
-.PP
-This describes \fBncurses\fP
-version @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@ (patch @NCURSES_PATCH@).
+\fB\%curses\fP(3X)