ncurses 5.4

[ncurses.git] / man / term.5

diff --git a/man/term.5 b/man/term.5
index f79679db608d2bd473f178500f02ba3c4189e748..94b6df5111ae387bc97d774b1797ec98bc578f96 100644 (file)
--- a/man/term.5
+++ b/man/term.5
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                        *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *

 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *


@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: term.5,v 1.9 1998/03/11 21:12:53 juergen Exp $
+.\" $Id: term.5,v 1.15 2003/05/10 20:33:49 jmc Exp $

 .TH TERM 5
 .ds n 5
 .TH TERM 5
 .ds n 5

-.ds d @DATADIR@/terminfo
+.ds d @TERMINFO@

 .SH NAME
 term \- format of compiled term file.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .SH NAME
 term \- format of compiled term file.
 .SH SYNOPSIS


@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ term \- format of compiled term file.
 .PP
 Compiled terminfo descriptions are placed under the directory \fB\*d\fP.
 In order to avoid a linear search of a huge \s-1UNIX\s+1 system directory, a
 .PP
 Compiled terminfo descriptions are placed under the directory \fB\*d\fP.
 In order to avoid a linear search of a huge \s-1UNIX\s+1 system directory, a

-two-level scheme is used: \fB\*b/c/name\fP
+two-level scheme is used: \fB\*d/c/name\fP

 where
 .I name
 is the name of the terminal, and
 where
 .I name
 is the name of the terminal, and


@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ An 8 or more bit byte is assumed, but no assumptions about byte ordering
 or sign extension are made.
 .PP
 The compiled file is created with the
 or sign extension are made.
 .PP
 The compiled file is created with the

-.I tic 
+.I tic

 program, and read by the routine
 .IR setupterm .
 The file is divided into six parts:
 program, and read by the routine
 .IR setupterm .
 The file is divided into six parts:


@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ The first byte contains the least significant 8 bits of the value,
 and the second byte contains the most significant 8 bits.
 (Thus, the value represented is 256*second+first.)
 The value \-1 is represented by the two bytes 0377, 0377; other negative
 and the second byte contains the most significant 8 bits.
 (Thus, the value represented is 256*second+first.)
 The value \-1 is represented by the two bytes 0377, 0377; other negative

-values are illegal. This value generally 
+values are illegal. This value generally

 means that the corresponding capability is missing from this terminal.
 Note that this format corresponds to the hardware of the \s-1VAX\s+1
 and \s-1PDP\s+1-11 (that is, little-endian machines).
 means that the corresponding capability is missing from this terminal.
 Note that this format corresponds to the hardware of the \s-1VAX\s+1
 and \s-1PDP\s+1-11 (that is, little-endian machines).


@@ -160,12 +160,12 @@ As an example, here is a hex dump of the description for the Lear-Siegler
 ADM-3, a popular though rather stupid early terminal:
 .nf
 .sp
 ADM-3, a popular though rather stupid early terminal:
 .nf
 .sp

-adm3a|lsi adm3a, 
-        am, 
-        cols#80, lines#24, 
-        bel=^G, clear=\032$<1>, cr=^M, cub1=^H, cud1=^J, 
-        cuf1=^L, cup=\E=%p1%{32}%+%c%p2%{32}%+%c, cuu1=^K, 
-        home=^^, ind=^J, 
+adm3a|lsi adm3a,
+        am,
+        cols#80, lines#24,
+        bel=^G, clear=\032$<1>, cr=^M, cub1=^H, cud1=^J,
+        cuf1=^L, cup=\\E=%p1%{32}%+%c%p2%{32}%+%c, cuu1=^K,
+        home=^^, ind=^J,

 .sp
 .ft CW
 \s-20000  1a 01 10 00 02 00 03 00  82 00 31 00 61 64 6d 33  ........ ..1.adm3
 .sp
 .ft CW
 \s-20000  1a 01 10 00 02 00 03 00  82 00 31 00 61 64 6d 33  ........ ..1.adm3


@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ Some limitations: total compiled entries cannot exceed 4096 bytes.
 The name field cannot exceed 128 bytes.
 .SH FILES
 \*d/*/*        compiled terminal capability data base
 The name field cannot exceed 128 bytes.
 .SH FILES
 \*d/*/*        compiled terminal capability data base

-.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.SH SEE ALSO

 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBterminfo\fR(\*n).
 .\"#
 .\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBterminfo\fR(\*n).
 .\"#
 .\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS