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+.\" Copyright 2018-2020,2021 Thomas E. Dickey *
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-.\" $Id: term.7,v 1.26 2018/07/28 22:19:56 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: term.7,v 1.30 2021/08/15 19:39:57 tom Exp $
.TH term 7
.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
.el .ds `` ``
for your type is not compatible with yours, but this situation is rare and
can almost always be avoided by explicitly exporting \*(``vt100\*(''
(assuming you are in fact using a VT100-superset console,
-terminal, or terminal emulator.)
+terminal, or terminal emulator).
.PP
In any case, you are free to override the system \fBTERM\fR setting to your
taste in your shell profile.
Use visible bell (flash) rather than beep.
.TP 5
\-w
-Wide; terminal is in 132 column mode.
+Wide; terminal is in 132-column mode.
.PP
Conventionally, if your terminal type is a variant intended to specify a
line height, that suffix should go first.
.SH FILES
.TP 5
\*d/?/*
-compiled terminal capability data base
+compiled terminal capability database
.TP 5
/etc/inittab
tty line initialization (AT&T-like UNIXes)