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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2015,2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2017,2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.32 2016/03/19 22:52:25 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.37 2018/01/23 10:14:38 tom Exp $
.TH curs_termcap 3X ""
.de bP
-.IP \(bu 4
+.ie n .IP \(bu 4
+.el .IP \(bu 2
..
.na
.hy 0
In that case, the first parameter is merely a placeholder.
.bP
Normally the ncurses library is compiled with terminfo support.
-In that case, \fBtgoto\fP uses \fBtparm\fP (a more capable formatter).
+In that case, \fBtgoto\fP uses \fBtparm\fP(3X) (a more capable formatter).
+.IP
+However, \fBtparm\fP is not a \fItermcap\fP feature,
+and portable \fItermcap\fP applications should not rely upon its availability.
.PP
The \fBtputs\fR routine is described on the \fBcurs_terminfo\fR(3X) manual
page. It can retrieve capabilities by either termcap or terminfo name.
\fBterm_variables\fR(3X),
\fBputc\fR(3).
.sp
-http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/tctest.html
+https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/tctest.html