infotocap - convert a terminfo description into a termcap description
infotocap [-vn width] [-V] [-1] [-w width] file . . .
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NAME
infotocap - convert a terminfo description into a termcap description
SYNOPSIS
infotocap [-vn width] [-V] [-1] [-w width] file . . .
DESCRIPTION
infotocap looks in each given text file for terminfo descriptions. For
each terminfo description found, an equivalent termcap description is
written to standard output. Terminfo use capabilities are translated
directly to termcap tc capabilities.
-v print out tracing information on standard error as the program
runs.
-V print out the version of the program in use on standard error and
exit.
-1 cause the fields to print out one to a line. Otherwise, the
fields will be printed several to a line to a maximum width of 60
characters.
-w change the output to width characters.
FILES
/usr/gnu/share/terminfo
Compiled terminal description database.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | library/ncurses |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+------------------+
NOTES
This utility is actually a link to tic, running in -C mode. You can
use other tic options such as -f and -x.
SEE ALSO
curses(3X), tic(8), infocmp(8), terminfo(5)
This describes ncurses version 6.0 (patch 20170708).
AUTHOR
Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> and
Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from https://invisible-mirror.net/ar-
chives/ncurses/current/ncurses-6.0-20170708.tgz
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/.
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