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consist of a number of `:'-separated fields.
The first entry for each terminal gives the names that are known for the
terminal, separated by `|' characters.
consist of a number of `:'-separated fields.
The first entry for each terminal gives the names that are known for the
terminal, separated by `|' characters.
-The first name is always two characters
-long and is used by older systems which store the terminal type
-in a 16-bit word in a system-wide data base.
-The second name given is the most common abbreviation for the terminal,
-the last name given should be a long name fully identifying the terminal,
+The first name given is the most common abbreviation for the terminal.
+The last name given should be a long name fully identifying the terminal,
and all others are understood as synonyms for the terminal name.
and all others are understood as synonyms for the terminal name.
-All names but the first and last
-should be in lower case and contain no blanks;
-the last name may well contain
-upper case and blanks for readability.
+All names but the last should be in lower case and contain no blanks;
+the last name may well contain upper case characters and blanks for
+readability.
.Pp
Terminal names (except for the last, verbose entry)
should be chosen using the following conventions.
.Pp
Terminal names (except for the last, verbose entry)
should be chosen using the following conventions.