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-.\" $Id: terminfo.head,v 1.38 2019/07/27 11:51:04 tom Exp $
-.TH terminfo 5 "" "" "File Formats"
-.ds n 5
-.ds d @TERMINFO@
-.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
-.el .ds `` ``
-.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
-.el .ds '' ''
+.\" $Id: terminfo.head,v 1.55 2023/11/25 19:52:56 tom Exp $
+.TH terminfo 5 2023-11-25 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "File formats"
+.ie \n(.g \{\
+.ds `` \(lq
+.ds '' \(rq
+.ds ' \(aq
+.ds ^ \(ha
+.ds ~ \(ti
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.ie t .ds `` ``
+.el .ds `` ""
+.ie t .ds '' ''
+.el .ds '' ""
+.ds ' '
+.ds ^ ^
+.ds ~ ~
+.\}
+.
.de bP
.ie n .IP \(bu 4
.el .IP \(bu 2
..
-.de NS
-.ie n .sp
-.el .sp .5
-.ie n .in +4
-.el .in +2
-.nf
-.ft C \" Courier
-..
-.de NE
-.fi
-.ft R
-.ie n .in -4
-.el .in -2
-..
+.
+.ds d @TERMINFO@
.SH NAME
-terminfo \- terminal capability data base
+\fB\%terminfo\fP \-
+terminal capability database
.SH SYNOPSIS
\*d/*/*
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Terminfo
-is a data base describing terminals,
+is a database describing terminals,
used by screen-oriented programs such as
-\fBnvi\fR(1),
-\fBlynx\fR(1),
-\fBmutt\fR(1),
+\fBnvi\fP(1),
+\fBlynx\fP(1),
+\fBmutt\fP(1),
and other curses applications,
-using high-level calls to libraries such as \fBcurses\fR(3X).
+using high-level calls to libraries such as \fBcurses\fP(3X).
It is also used via low-level calls by non-curses applications
which may be screen-oriented (such as \fB@CLEAR@\fP(1))
or non-screen (such as \fB@TABS@\fP(1)).
have, by specifying how to perform screen operations, and by
specifying padding requirements and initialization sequences.
.PP
-This manual describes \fBncurses\fR
+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:
.bP
-Each field ends with a comma \*(``,\*(''
+Each field ends with a comma \*(``,\*(''
(embedded commas may be
-escaped with a backslash or written as \*(``\\054\*('').
+escaped with a backslash or written as \*(``\e054\*('').
.bP
White space between fields is ignored.
.bP
.bP
Lines beginning with a \*(``#\*('' in the first column are treated as comments.
.IP
-While comment lines are legal at any point, the output of \fB@CAPTOINFO@\fP
+While comment lines are valid at any point, the output of \fB@CAPTOINFO@\fP
and \fB@INFOTOCAP@\fP (aliases for \fB@TIC@\fP)
will move comments so they occur only between entries.
.PP
The following suffixes should be used where possible:
.PP
.TS
-center ;
-l c l
-l l l.
-\fBSuffix Meaning Example\fP
+center;
+lb cb lb
+l l l .
+Suffix Meaning Example
+_
\-\fInn\fP Number of lines on the screen aaa\-60
\-\fIn\fPp Number of pages of memory c100\-4p
\-am With automargins (usually the default) vt100\-am
.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
-definition of the variant, the string capability \fBuse\fR can be given with
+definition of the variant, the string capability \fBuse\fP can be given with
the name of the base terminal:
.bP
The capabilities given before
override those in the base type named by
.BR use .
.bP
-If there are multiple \fBuse\fR capabilities, they are merged in reverse order.
-That is, the rightmost \fBuse\fR reference is processed first, then the one to
+If there are multiple \fBuse\fP capabilities, they are merged in reverse order.
+That is, the rightmost \fBuse\fP reference is processed first, then the one to
its left, and so forth.
.bP
Capabilities given explicitly in the entry override
-those brought in by \fBuse\fR references.
+those brought in by \fBuse\fP references.
.PP
-A capability can be canceled by placing \fBxx@\fR to the left of the
+A capability can be canceled by placing \fBxx@\fP to the left of the
use reference that imports it, where \fIxx\fP is the capability.
For example, the entry
.RS
2621\-nl, smkx@, rmkx@, use=2621,
.RE
.PP
-defines a 2621\-nl that does not have the \fBsmkx\fR or \fBrmkx\fR capabilities,
+defines a 2621\-nl that does not have the \fBsmkx\fP or \fBrmkx\fP capabilities,
and hence does not turn on the function key labels when in visual mode.
This is useful for different modes for a terminal, or for different
user preferences.