ncurses 5.7 - patch 20100109

[ncurses.git] / man / term.7

diff --git a/man/term.7 b/man/term.7
index f4acf7d80cd03dda46713b859b57872f0b4ed40c..33d6c7359ece22308abb5dd9759efa39b2f8698f 100644 (file)
--- a/man/term.7
+++ b/man/term.7
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2003,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2007,2010 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            *
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: term.7,v 1.17 2006/12/24 18:14:09 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: term.7,v 1.19 2010/01/09 16:42:15 tom Exp $
 .TH term 7
 .ds n 5
 .ds d @TERMINFO@
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ the terminal, console or display-device type you are using.  This information
 is critical for all screen-oriented programs, including your editor and mailer.
 .PP
 A default \fBTERM\fR value will be set on a per-line basis by either
-\fB/etc/inittab\fR (Linux and System-V-like UNIXes) or \fB/etc/ttys\fR (BSD
-UNIXes).  This will nearly always suffice for workstation and microcomputer
-consoles.
+\fB/etc/inittab\fR (e.g., System-V-like UNIXes)
+or \fB/etc/ttys\fR (BSD UNIXes).
+This will nearly always suffice for workstation and microcomputer consoles.
 .PP
 If you use a dialup line, the type of device attached to it may vary.  Older
 UNIX systems pre-set a very dumb terminal type like `dumb' or `dialup' on
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ i.e. \fBlinux\fR, \fBbsdos\fR, \fBfreebsd\fR, \fBnetbsd\fR.  It should
 multi-platform environment!  If a model number follows, it should indicate
 either the OS release level or the console driver release level.
 .PP
-The root name for a terminal emulator (assuming it doesn't fit one of the
+The root name for a terminal emulator (assuming it does not fit one of the
 standard ANSI or vt100 types) should be the program name or a readily
 recognizable abbreviation of it (i.e. \fBversaterm\fR, \fBctrm\fR).
 .PP