ncurses 5.0

[ncurses.git] / man / curs_termcap.3x

diff --git a/man/curs_termcap.3x b/man/curs_termcap.3x
index 77e340e22eaab041763285b979ccef36e3312540..c3a0cf30212412398346dd3798d1c1fb5eb5b9cf 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_termcap.3x
+++ b/man/curs_termcap.3x
@@ -1,3 +1,32 @@
+.\"***************************************************************************
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                        *
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+.\"
+.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.12 1999/09/05 01:02:07 tom Exp $

 .TH curs_termcap 3X ""
 .ds n 5
 .SH NAME
 .TH curs_termcap 3X ""
 .ds n 5
 .SH NAME


@@ -33,12 +62,18 @@ 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.
 
 terminfo database could not be found.
 The emulation ignores the buffer pointer \fIbp\fR.
 

-The \fBtgetflag\fR routine gets the boolean entry for \fIid\fR.
+The \fBtgetflag\fR routine gets the boolean entry for \fIid\fR,
+or zero if it is not available.

 
 

-The \fBtgetnum\fR routine gets the numeric entry for \fIid\fR.
+The \fBtgetnum\fR routine gets the numeric entry for \fIid\fR,
+or -1 if it is not available.

 
 

-The \fBtgetstr\fR routine returns the string entry for \fIid\fR.  Use
-\fBtputs\fR to output the returned string.
+The \fBtgetstr\fR routine returns the string entry for \fIid\fR,
+or zero if it is not available.
+Use \fBtputs\fR to output the returned string.
+The return value will also be copied to the buffer pointed to by \fIarea\fR,
+and the \fIarea\fR value will be updated to point past the null ending
+this value.

 
 The \fBtgoto\fR routine instantiates the parameters into the given capability.
 The output from this routine is to be passed to \fBtputs\fR.
 
 The \fBtgoto\fR routine instantiates the parameters into the given capability.
 The output from this routine is to be passed to \fBtputs\fR.