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This manual describes \fBncurses\fP
version @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@ (patch @NCURSES_PATCH@).
.SS Terminfo Entry Syntax
-.PP
Entries in
.I terminfo
consist of a sequence of fields:
.PP
For more on terminal naming conventions, see the \fBterm\fP(7) manual page.
.SS Terminfo Capabilities Syntax
-.PP
The terminfo entry consists of several \fIcapabilities\fP,
i.e., features that the terminal has,
or methods for exercising the terminal's features.
by following its name with \*(``@\*(''
rather than a capability value.
.SS Similar Terminals
-.PP
If there are two very similar terminals, one (the variant) can be defined as
being just like the other (the base) with certain exceptions.
In the