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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2006,2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2007,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.22 2007/06/02 20:40:07 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.23 2010/07/31 16:10:55 tom Exp $
.TH curs_termcap 3X ""
.ds n 5
.SH NAME
\fBtgetnum\fR,
\fBtgetstr\fR,
\fBtgoto\fR,
-\fBtputs\fR - direct \fBcurses\fR interface to the terminfo capability database
+\fBtputs\fR \- direct \fBcurses\fR interface to the terminfo capability database
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <curses.h>\fR
.br
terminfo entry has been compiled.
.PP
The \fBtgetent\fR routine loads the entry for \fIname\fR.
-It returns 1 on success, 0 if there is no such entry, and -1 if the
+It returns 1 on success, 0 if there is no such entry, and \-1 if the
terminfo database could not be found.
The emulation ignores the buffer pointer \fIbp\fR.
.PP
or zero if it is not available.
.PP
The \fBtgetnum\fR routine gets the numeric entry for \fIid\fR,
-or -1 if it is not available.
+or \-1 if it is not available.
.PP
The \fBtgetstr\fR routine returns the string entry for \fIid\fR,
or zero if it is not available.