.\" authorization. *
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.\"
-.\" $Id: ncurses.3x,v 1.116 2014/03/15 19:26:00 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: ncurses.3x,v 1.119 2014/08/09 20:54:30 tom Exp $
.hy 0
.TH ncurses 3X ""
.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
Set this environment variable to disable the feature.
You can also adjust your \fBstty\fP settings to avoid the problem.
.TP 5
-NCURSES_NO_MAGIC_COOKIES
+NCURSES_NO_MAGIC_COOKIE
Some terminals use a magic-cookie feature which requires special handling
to make highlighting and other video attributes display properly.
You can suppress the highlighting entirely for these terminals by
TERM
Denotes your terminal type.
Each terminal type is distinct, though many are similar.
+.IP
+\fBTERM\fP is commonly set by terminal emulators to help
+applications find a workable terminal description.
+Some of those choose a popular approximation, e.g.,
+\*(``ansi\*('', \*(``vt100\*('', \*(``xterm\*('' rather than an exact fit.
+Not infrequently, your application will have problems with that approach,
+e.g., incorrect function-key definitions.
+.IP
+If you set \fBTERM\fP in your environment,
+it has no effect on the operation of the terminal emulator.
+It only affects the way applications work within the terminal.
+Likewise, as a general rule (\fBxterm\fP being a rare exception),
+terminal emulators which allow you to
+specify \fBTERM\fP as a parameter or configuration value do
+not change their behavior to match that setting.
.TP 5
TERMCAP
If the \fBncurses\fR library has been configured with \fItermcap\fR