# Seems supported in $TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION 370
> cat superxterm
# A xterm-256color based TERMINFO that adds the escape sequences for italic.
xterm-256color|xterm with 256 colors and italic,
sitm=\E[3m, ritm=\E[23m,
use=xterm-256color,
> tic superxterm
> tput sitm; echo italics