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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>infotocap</STRONG> looks in <EM>file</EM> for <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> descriptions. For
- each one found, an equivalent <STRONG>termcap</STRONG> description is writ-
- ten to standard output. Terminfo <STRONG>use</STRONG> capabilities are
- translated directly to termcap <STRONG>tc</STRONG> capabilities.
+ <STRONG>infotocap</STRONG> looks in each given text <EM>file</EM> for <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG>
+ descriptions. For each terminfo description found, an
+ equivalent <STRONG>termcap</STRONG> description is written to standard out-
+ put. Terminfo <STRONG>use</STRONG> capabilities are translated directly to
+ termcap <STRONG>tc</STRONG> capabilities.
- <STRONG>-v</STRONG> print out tracing information on standard error as
+ <STRONG>-v</STRONG> print out tracing information on standard error as
the program runs.
- <STRONG>-V</STRONG> print out the version of the program in use on stan-
+ <STRONG>-V</STRONG> print out the version of the program in use on stan-
dard error and exit.
- <STRONG>-1</STRONG> cause the fields to print out one to a line. Other-
+ <STRONG>-1</STRONG> cause the fields to print out one to a line. Other-
wise, the fields will be printed several to a line to
a maximum width of 60 characters.
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<H2>FILES</H2><PRE>
- /usr/share/terminfo Compiled terminal description
- database.
+ /usr/share/terminfo Compiled terminal description data-
+ base.
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<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
- This utility is actually a link to <EM>tic</EM>, running in <EM>-C</EM>
+ This utility is actually a link to <EM>tic</EM>, running in <EM>-C</EM>
mode. You can use other <EM>tic</EM> options such as <STRONG>-f</STRONG> and <STRONG>-x</STRONG>.
<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="tic.1m.html">tic(1m)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="infocmp.1m.html">infocmp(1m)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="terminfo.5.html">terminfo(5)</A></STRONG>
- This describes <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 5.6 (patch 20080621).
+ This describes <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 5.9 (patch 20130309).
+
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+<H2>AUTHOR</H2><PRE>
+ Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> and
+ Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>