X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fcurs_termcap.3x;h=7f6762798d09ffe7c2167c4cf017dd270fa51a9f;hp=655794d04666f37619b7c0a453e513030cd32881;hb=cef50b3afcd58166f3541b701c97bce538844c76;hpb=f70db18a0c3c6a828d8a5999be37239f01c9d98a diff --git a/man/curs_termcap.3x b/man/curs_termcap.3x index 655794d0..7f676279 100644 --- a/man/curs_termcap.3x +++ b/man/curs_termcap.3x @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2006 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 * @@ -26,16 +26,24 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.21 2006/12/24 16:05:49 tom Exp $ +.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.25 2010/10/02 23:40:57 tom Exp $ .TH curs_termcap 3X "" +.na +.hy 0 .ds n 5 .SH NAME +\fBPC\fR, +\fBUP\fR, +\fBBC\fR, +\fBospeed\fR, \fBtgetent\fR, \fBtgetflag\fR, \fBtgetnum\fR, \fBtgetstr\fR, \fBtgoto\fR, -\fBtputs\fR - direct \fBcurses\fR interface to the terminfo capability database +\fBtputs\fR \- direct \fBcurses\fR interface to the terminfo capability database +.ad +.hy .SH SYNOPSIS \fB#include \fR .br @@ -69,7 +77,7 @@ can only be used to query the capabilities of entries for which a terminfo entry has been compiled. .PP The \fBtgetent\fR routine loads the entry for \fIname\fR. -It returns 1 on success, 0 if there is no such entry, and -1 if the +It returns 1 on success, 0 if there is no such entry, and \-1 if the terminfo database could not be found. The emulation ignores the buffer pointer \fIbp\fR. .PP @@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ The \fBtgetflag\fR routine gets the boolean entry for \fIid\fR, or zero if it is not available. .PP The \fBtgetnum\fR routine gets the numeric entry for \fIid\fR, -or -1 if it is not available. +or \-1 if it is not available. .PP The \fBtgetstr\fR routine returns the string entry for \fIid\fR, or zero if it is not available. @@ -122,7 +130,7 @@ Routines that return pointers return \fBNULL\fR on error. .SH BUGS If you call \fBtgetstr\fR to fetch \fBca\fR or any other parameterized string, be aware that it will be returned in terminfo notation, not the older and -not-quite-compatible termcap notation. This won't cause problems if all +not-quite-compatible termcap notation. This will not cause problems if all you do with it is call \fBtgoto\fR or \fBtparm\fR, which both expand terminfo-style strings as terminfo. (The \fBtgoto\fR function, if configured to support termcap, will check @@ -158,7 +166,10 @@ e.g., not distinguishing between input and output. In particular, some applications are reported to declare and/or modify \fBospeed\fR. .SH SEE ALSO -\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBterminfo\fR(\*n), \fBputc\fR(3). +\fBcurses\fR(3X), +\fBterminfo\fR(\*n), +\fBterm_variables\fR(3X), +\fBputc\fR(3). .\"# .\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS .\"# Local Variables: