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User commands <STRONG><A HREF="infocmp.1m.html">infocmp(1m)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> [<STRONG>-1CDEFGIKLTUVWcdegilnpqrtux</STRONG>]
+ <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> [<STRONG>-1cCdDeEFgGiIKlLnpqrtTuUVWx</STRONG>]
[<STRONG>-v</STRONG> <EM>n</EM>] [<STRONG>-s</STRONG> <STRONG>d</STRONG>| <STRONG>i</STRONG>| <STRONG>l</STRONG>| <STRONG>c</STRONG>] [<STRONG>-Q</STRONG> <EM>n</EM>] [<STRONG>-R</STRONG> <STRONG>subset</STRONG>]
[<STRONG>-w</STRONG> <EM>width</EM>] [<STRONG>-A</STRONG> <EM>directory</EM>] [<STRONG>-B</STRONG> <EM>directory</EM>]
- [<EM>termname</EM>...]
+ [<EM>terminal-type</EM> ...]
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> can be used to compare a binary <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> entry with other
terminfo entries, rewrite a <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> description to take advantage of
the <STRONG>use=</STRONG> terminfo field, or print out a <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> description from the
- binary file (<STRONG>term</STRONG>) in a variety of formats. In all cases, the boolean
+ binary file (<STRONG>term</STRONG>) in a variety of formats. In all cases, the Boolean
fields will be printed first, followed by the numeric fields, followed
by the string fields.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Default-Options">Default Options</a></H3><PRE>
- If no options are specified and zero or one <EM>termnames</EM> are specified,
- the <STRONG>-I</STRONG> option will be assumed. If more than one <EM>termname</EM> is specified,
- the <STRONG>-d</STRONG> option will be assumed.
+ If no options are specified and zero or one <EM>terminal-types</EM> are
+ specified, the <STRONG>-I</STRONG> option will be assumed. If more than one <EM>terminal-</EM>
+ <EM>type</EM> is specified, the <STRONG>-d</STRONG> option will be assumed.
-</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Comparison-Options
-_-d_-_-c_-_-n_">Comparison Options [-d] [-c] [-n]</a></H3><PRE>
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Comparison-Options
_d_c_n_">Comparison Options [-d] [-c] [-n]</a></H3><PRE>
<STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> compares the <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> description of the first terminal
- <EM>termname</EM> with each of the descriptions given by the entries for the
- other terminal's <EM>termnames</EM>. If a capability is defined for only one of
- the terminals, the value returned depends on the type of the
- capability:
+ <EM>terminal-type</EM> with each of the descriptions given by the entries for
+ the other terminal's <EM>terminal-types</EM>. If a capability is defined for
+ only one of the terminals, the value returned depends on the type of
+ the capability:
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> <STRONG>F</STRONG> for missing boolean variables
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> <STRONG>F</STRONG> for missing Boolean variables
<STRONG>o</STRONG> <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> for missing integer or string variables
option to add the BSD-compatibility capabilities (names prefixed
with "OT").
- If no <EM>termnames</EM> are given, <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> uses the environment variable
- <STRONG>TERM</STRONG> for each of the <EM>termnames</EM>.
+ If no <EM>terminal-types</EM> are given, <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> uses the environment
+ variable <EM>TERM</EM> for each of the <EM>terminal-types</EM>.
-</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Source-Listing-Options
-_-I_-_-L_-_-C_-_-r_">Source Listing Options [-I] [-L] [-C] [-r]</a></H3><PRE>
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Source-Listing-Options
_I_L_C_r_">Source Listing Options [-I] [-L] [-C] [-r]</a></H3><PRE>
The <STRONG>-I</STRONG>, <STRONG>-L</STRONG>, and <STRONG>-C</STRONG> options will produce a source listing for each
terminal named.
- <STRONG>-I</STRONG> use the <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> names
- <STRONG>-L</STRONG> use the long C variable name listed in <<STRONG>term.h</STRONG>>
- <STRONG>-C</STRONG> use the <STRONG>termcap</STRONG> names
- <STRONG>-r</STRONG> when using <STRONG>-C</STRONG>, put out all capabilities in <STRONG>termcap</STRONG> form
- <STRONG>-K</STRONG> modifies the <STRONG>-C</STRONG> option, improving BSD-compatibility.
+ <STRONG>-I</STRONG> use <EM>terminfo</EM> capability codes
+ <STRONG>-L</STRONG> use "long" capability names
+ <STRONG>-C</STRONG> use <EM>termcap</EM> capability codes
+ <STRONG>-r</STRONG> with <STRONG>-C</STRONG>, include nonstandard capabilities
+ <STRONG>-K</STRONG> with <STRONG>-C</STRONG>, improve BSD compatibility
- If no <EM>termnames</EM> are given, the environment variable <STRONG>TERM</STRONG> will be used
- for the terminal name.
+ If no <EM>terminal-types</EM> are given, the environment variable <EM>TERM</EM> will be
+ used for the terminal name.
The source produced by the <STRONG>-C</STRONG> option may be used directly as a <STRONG>termcap</STRONG>
entry, but not all parameterized strings can be changed to the <STRONG>termcap</STRONG>
Some common <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> parameter sequences, their <STRONG>termcap</STRONG> equivalents,
and some terminal types which commonly have such sequences, are:
- <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> <STRONG>termcap</STRONG> Representative Terminals
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- <STRONG>%p1%c</STRONG> <STRONG>%.</STRONG> adm
- <STRONG>%p1%d</STRONG> <STRONG>%d</STRONG> hp, ANSI standard, vt100
- <STRONG>%p1%'x'%+%c</STRONG> <STRONG>%+x</STRONG> concept
- <STRONG>%i</STRONG> <STRONG>%i</STRONG>q ANSI standard, vt100
- <STRONG>%p1%?%'x'%>%t%p1%'y'%+%;</STRONG> <STRONG>%>xy</STRONG> concept
- <STRONG>%p2</STRONG> is printed before <STRONG>%p1</STRONG> <STRONG>%r</STRONG> hp
+ <STRONG><EM>terminfo</EM></STRONG> <STRONG><EM>termcap</EM></STRONG> Terminal Types
+ ----------------------------------------------------
+ <STRONG>%p1%c</STRONG> <STRONG>%.</STRONG> ansi-m
+ <STRONG>%p1%d</STRONG> <STRONG>%d</STRONG> ansi, vt100
+ <STRONG>%p1%'</STRONG> <STRONG>'%+%c</STRONG> <STRONG>%+x</STRONG> vt52
+ <STRONG>%i</STRONG> <STRONG>%iq</STRONG> ansi, vt100
+ <STRONG>%p1%?%'x'%>%t%p1%'y'%+%;</STRONG> <STRONG>%>xy</STRONG> annarbor4080
+ <STRONG>%p2</STRONG>...<STRONG>%p1</STRONG> <STRONG>%r</STRONG> hpgeneric
-</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Use_
-Option-_-u_">Use= Option [-u]</a></H3><PRE>
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Use_
Option_u_">Use= Option [-u]</a></H3><PRE>
The <STRONG>-u</STRONG> option produces a <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> source description of the first
- terminal <EM>termname</EM> which is relative to the sum of the descriptions
- given by the entries for the other terminals <EM>termnames</EM>. It does this
- by analyzing the differences between the first <EM>termname</EM> and the other
- <EM>termnames</EM> and producing a description with <STRONG>use=</STRONG> fields for the other
- terminals. In this manner, it is possible to retrofit generic terminfo
- entries into a terminal's description. Or, if two similar terminals
- exist, but were coded at different times or by different people so that
- each description is a full description, using <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> will show what
- can be done to change one description to be relative to the other.
+ terminal <EM>terminal-type</EM> which is relative to the sum of the descriptions
+ given by the entries for the other <EM>terminal-types</EM>. It does this by
+ analyzing the differences between the first <EM>terminal-types</EM> and the
+ other <EM>terminal-types</EM> and producing a description with <STRONG>use=</STRONG> fields for
+ the other terminals. In this manner, it is possible to retrofit
+ generic terminfo entries into a terminal's description. Or, if two
+ similar terminals exist, but were coded at different times or by
+ different people so that each description is a full description, using
+ <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> will show what can be done to change one description to be
+ relative to the other.
A capability will be printed with an at-sign (@) if it no longer exists
- in the first <EM>termname</EM>, but one of the other <EM>termname</EM> entries contains a
- value for it. A capability's value will be printed if the value in the
- first <EM>termname</EM> is not found in any of the other <EM>termname</EM> entries, or if
- the first of the other <EM>termname</EM> entries that has this capability gives
- a different value for the capability than that in the first <EM>termname</EM>.
-
- The order of the other <EM>termname</EM> entries is significant. Since the
+ in the first <EM>terminal-type</EM>, but one of the other <EM>terminal-type</EM> entries
+ contains a value for it. A capability's value will be printed if the
+ value in the first <EM>terminal-type</EM> is not found in any of the other
+ <EM>terminal-type</EM> entries, or if the first of the other <EM>terminal-type</EM>
+ entries that has this capability gives a different value for the
+ capability than that in the first <EM>terminal-type</EM>.
+
+ The order of the other <EM>terminal-type</EM> entries is significant. Since the
terminfo compiler <STRONG>tic</STRONG> does a left-to-right scan of the capabilities,
specifying two <STRONG>use=</STRONG> entries that contain differing entries for the same
capabilities will produce different results depending on the order that
the entries are given in. <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> will flag any such inconsistencies
- between the other <EM>termname</EM> entries as they are found.
+ between the other <EM>terminal-type</EM> entries as they are found.
Alternatively, specifying a capability <EM>after</EM> a <STRONG>use=</STRONG> entry that contains
that capability will cause the second specification to be ignored.
Another error that does not cause incorrect compiled files, but will
slow down the compilation time, is specifying extra <STRONG>use=</STRONG> fields that
- are superfluous. <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> will flag any other <EM>termname</EM> <EM>use=</EM> fields that
- were not needed.
+ are superfluous. <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> will flag any other <EM>terminal-type</EM> <EM>use=</EM> fields
+ that were not needed.
<STRONG>Changing</STRONG> <STRONG>Databases</STRONG> <STRONG>[-A</STRONG> <EM>directory</EM>] [-B <EM>directory</EM>]
- Like other <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> utilities, <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> looks for the terminal
- descriptions in several places. You can use the <STRONG>TERMINFO</STRONG> and
- <STRONG>TERMINFO_DIRS</STRONG> environment variables to override the compiled-in default
- list of places to search (see <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG> for details).
+ Like other <EM>ncurses</EM> utilities, <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> looks for the terminal
+ descriptions in several places. You can use the <EM>TERMINFO</EM> and
+ <EM>TERMINFO</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>DIRS</EM> environment variables to override the compiled-in default
+ list of places to search. See <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, as well as the <EM>Fetching</EM>
+ <EM>Compiled</EM> <EM>Descriptions</EM> section in <STRONG><A HREF="terminfo.5.html">terminfo(5)</A></STRONG>.
- You can also use the options <STRONG>-A</STRONG> and <STRONG>-B</STRONG> to override the list of places
+ You can also use the options <STRONG>-A</STRONG> and <STRONG>-B</STRONG> to override the list of places
to search when comparing terminal descriptions:
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> The <STRONG>-A</STRONG> option sets the location for the first <EM>termname</EM>
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> The <STRONG>-A</STRONG> option sets the location for the first <EM>terminal-type</EM>
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> The <STRONG>-B</STRONG> option sets the location for the other <EM>termnames</EM>.
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> The <STRONG>-B</STRONG> option sets the location for the other <EM>terminal-types</EM>.
- Using these options, it is possible to compare descriptions for a
- terminal with the same name located in two different databases. For
- instance, you can use this feature for comparing descriptions for the
+ Using these options, it is possible to compare descriptions for a
+ terminal with the same name located in two different databases. For
+ instance, you can use this feature for comparing descriptions for the
same terminal created by different people.
<STRONG>-0</STRONG> causes the fields to be printed on one line, without wrapping.
<STRONG>-1</STRONG> causes the fields to be printed out one to a line. Otherwise, the
- fields will be printed several to a line to a maximum width of 60
+ fields will be printed several to a line to a maximum width of 60
characters.
- <STRONG>-a</STRONG> tells <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> to retain commented-out capabilities rather than
- discarding them. Capabilities are commented by prefixing them
+ <STRONG>-a</STRONG> tells <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> to retain commented-out capabilities rather than
+ discarding them. Capabilities are commented by prefixing them
with a period.
<STRONG>-D</STRONG> tells <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> to print the database locations that it knows about,
and exit.
- <STRONG>-E</STRONG> Dump the capabilities of the given terminal as tables, needed in
- the C initializer for a TERMTYPE structure (the terminal
- capability structure in the <STRONG><term.h></STRONG>). This option is useful for
- preparing versions of the curses library hardwired for a given
- terminal type. The tables are all declared static, and are named
- according to the type and the name of the corresponding terminal
+ <STRONG>-E</STRONG> Dump the capabilities of the given terminal as tables, needed in
+ the C initializer for a TERMTYPE structure (the terminal
+ capability structure in the <STRONG><term.h></STRONG>). This option is useful for
+ preparing versions of the curses library hardwired for a given
+ terminal type. The tables are all declared static, and are named
+ according to the type and the name of the corresponding terminal
entry.
- Before ncurses 5.0, the split between the <STRONG>-e</STRONG> and <STRONG>-E</STRONG> options was
- not needed; but support for extended names required making the
- arrays of terminal capabilities separate from the TERMTYPE
+ Before <EM>ncurses</EM> 5.0, the split between the <STRONG>-e</STRONG> and <STRONG>-E</STRONG> options was
+ not needed; but support for extended names required making the
+ arrays of terminal capabilities separate from the TERMTYPE
structure.
<STRONG>-e</STRONG> Dump the capabilities of the given terminal as a C initializer for
- a TERMTYPE structure (the terminal capability structure in the
- <STRONG><term.h></STRONG>). This option is useful for preparing versions of the
+ a TERMTYPE structure (the terminal capability structure in the
+ <STRONG><term.h></STRONG>). This option is useful for preparing versions of the
curses library hardwired for a given terminal type.
<STRONG>-F</STRONG> compare terminfo files. This assumes that two following arguments
- are filenames. The files are searched for pairwise matches
- between entries, with two entries considered to match if any of
- their names do. The report printed to standard output lists
- entries with no matches in the other file, and entries with more
- than one match. For entries with exactly one match it includes a
- difference report. Normally, to reduce the volume of the report,
- use references are not resolved before looking for differences,
+ are filenames. The files are searched for pairwise matches
+ between entries, with two entries considered to match if any of
+ their names do. The report printed to standard output lists
+ entries with no matches in the other file, and entries with more
+ than one match. For entries with exactly one match it includes a
+ difference report. Normally, to reduce the volume of the report,
+ use references are not resolved before looking for differences,
but resolution can be forced by also specifying <STRONG>-r</STRONG>.
- <STRONG>-f</STRONG> Display complex terminfo strings which contain if/then/else/endif
+ <STRONG>-f</STRONG> Display complex terminfo strings which contain if/then/else/endif
expressions indented for readability.
- <STRONG>-G</STRONG> Display constant literals in decimal form rather than their
+ <STRONG>-G</STRONG> Display constant literals in decimal form rather than their
character equivalents.
- <STRONG>-g</STRONG> Display constant character literals in quoted form rather than
+ <STRONG>-g</STRONG> Display constant character literals in quoted form rather than
their decimal equivalents.
- <STRONG>-i</STRONG> Analyze the initialization (<STRONG>is1</STRONG>, <STRONG>is2</STRONG>, <STRONG>is3</STRONG>), and reset (<STRONG>rs1</STRONG>, <STRONG>rs2</STRONG>,
- <STRONG>rs3</STRONG>), strings in the entry, as well as those used for
- starting/stopping cursor-positioning mode (<STRONG>smcup</STRONG>, <STRONG>rmcup</STRONG>) as well
+ <STRONG>-i</STRONG> Analyze the initialization (<STRONG>is1</STRONG>, <STRONG>is2</STRONG>, <STRONG>is3</STRONG>), and reset (<STRONG>rs1</STRONG>, <STRONG>rs2</STRONG>,
+ <STRONG>rs3</STRONG>), strings in the entry, as well as those used for
+ starting/stopping cursor-positioning mode (<STRONG>smcup</STRONG>, <STRONG>rmcup</STRONG>) as well
as starting/stopping keymap mode (<STRONG>smkx</STRONG>, <STRONG>rmkx</STRONG>).
- For each string, the code tries to analyze it into actions in
- terms of the other capabilities in the entry, certain X3.64/ISO
+ For each string, the code tries to analyze it into actions in
+ terms of the other capabilities in the entry, certain X3.64/ISO
6429/ECMA-48 capabilities, and certain DEC VT-series private modes
- (the set of recognized special sequences has been selected for
- completeness over the existing terminfo database). Each report
- line consists of the capability name, followed by a colon and
- space, followed by a printable expansion of the capability string
- with sections matching recognized actions translated into
+ (the set of recognized special sequences has been selected for
+ completeness over the existing terminfo database). Each report
+ line consists of the capability name, followed by a colon and
+ space, followed by a printable expansion of the capability string
+ with sections matching recognized actions translated into
{}-bracketed descriptions.
Here is a list of the DEC/ANSI special sequences recognized:
- Action Meaning
- -----------------------------------------
- RIS full reset
- SC save cursor
- RC restore cursor
- LL home-down
- RSR reset scroll region
- -----------------------------------------
- DECSTR soft reset (VT320)
- S7C1T 7-bit controls (VT220)
- -----------------------------------------
-
- ISO DEC G0 enable DEC graphics for G0
- ISO UK G0 enable UK chars for G0
- ISO US G0 enable US chars for G0
- ISO DEC G1 enable DEC graphics for G1
- ISO UK G1 enable UK chars for G1
- ISO US G1 enable US chars for G1
- -----------------------------------------
- DECPAM application keypad mode
- DECPNM normal keypad mode
- DECANSI enter ANSI mode
- -----------------------------------------
- ECMA[+-]AM keyboard action mode
- ECMA[+-]IRM insert replace mode
- ECMA[+-]SRM send receive mode
- ECMA[+-]LNM linefeed mode
- -----------------------------------------
- DEC[+-]CKM application cursor keys
- DEC[+-]ANM set VT52 mode
- DEC[+-]COLM 132-column mode
- DEC[+-]SCLM smooth scroll
- DEC[+-]SCNM reverse video mode
- DEC[+-]OM origin mode
- DEC[+-]AWM wraparound mode
- DEC[+-]ARM auto-repeat mode
-
- It also recognizes a SGR action corresponding to ANSI/ISO
- 6429/ECMA Set Graphics Rendition, with the values NORMAL, BOLD,
- UNDERLINE, BLINK, and REVERSE. All but NORMAL may be prefixed
- with
-
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> "+" (turn on) or
-
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> "-" (turn off).
-
- An SGR0 designates an empty highlight sequence (equivalent to
- {SGR:NORMAL}).
+ Action Meaning
+ -----------------------------------------
+ RIS full reset
+ SC save cursor
+ RC restore cursor
+ LL home-down
+ RSR reset scroll region
+ -----------------------------------------
+
+ DECSTR soft reset (VT320)
+ S7C1T 7-bit controls (VT220)
+ -----------------------------------------
+ ISO DEC G0 enable DEC graphics for G0
+ ISO UK G0 enable UK chars for G0
+ ISO US G0 enable US chars for G0
+ ISO DEC G1 enable DEC graphics for G1
+ ISO UK G1 enable UK chars for G1
+ ISO US G1 enable US chars for G1
+ -----------------------------------------
+ DECPAM application keypad mode
+ DECPNM normal keypad mode
+ DECANSI enter ANSI mode
+ -----------------------------------------
+ ECMA[+-]AM keyboard action mode
+ ECMA[+-]IRM insert replace mode
+ ECMA[+-]SRM send receive mode
+ ECMA[+-]LNM linefeed mode
+ -----------------------------------------
+ DEC[+-]CKM application cursor keys
+ DEC[+-]ANM set VT52 mode
+ DEC[+-]COLM 132-column mode
+ DEC[+-]SCLM smooth scroll
+ DEC[+-]SCNM reverse video mode
+ DEC[+-]OM origin mode
+ DEC[+-]AWM wraparound mode
+ DEC[+-]ARM auto-repeat mode
+
+ It also recognizes a SGR action corresponding to ANSI/ISO 6429/ECMA Set
+ Graphics Rendition, with the values NORMAL, BOLD, UNDERLINE, BLINK, and
+ REVERSE. All but NORMAL may be prefixed with
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> "+" (turn on) or
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> "-" (turn off).
+
+ An SGR0 designates an empty highlight sequence (equivalent to
+ {SGR:NORMAL}).
<STRONG>-l</STRONG> Set output format to terminfo.
3 hexadecimal and base64
For example, this prints the compiled terminfo value as a string
- which could be assigned to the <STRONG>TERMINFO</STRONG> environment variable:
+ which could be assigned to the <EM>TERMINFO</EM> environment variable:
infocmp -0 -q -Q2
<STRONG>-R</STRONG><EM>subset</EM>
Restrict output to a given subset. This option is for use with
- archaic versions of terminfo like those on SVr1, Ultrix, or HP/UX
+ archaic versions of terminfo like those on SVr1, Ultrix, or HP-UX
that do not support the full set of SVR4/XSI Curses terminfo; and
variants such as AIX that have their own extensions incompatible
with SVr4/XSI.
"AIX"; see <STRONG><A HREF="terminfo.5.html">terminfo(5)</A></STRONG> for details.
<STRONG>o</STRONG> You can also choose the subset "BSD" which selects only
- capabilities with termcap equivalents recognized by 4.4BSD.
- The <STRONG>-C</STRONG> option sets the "BSD" subset as a side-effect.
+ capabilities with termcap equivalents recognized by 4.4BSD.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> If you select any other value for <STRONG>-R</STRONG>, it is the same as no
+ subset, i.e., all capabilities are used.
+
+ A few options override the subset selected with <STRONG>-R</STRONG>, if they are
+ processed later in the command parameters:
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> If you select any other value for <STRONG>-R</STRONG>, it is the same as no
- subset, i.e., all capabilities are used. The <STRONG>-I</STRONG> option
- likewise selects no subset as a side-effect.
+ <STRONG>-C</STRONG> sets the "BSD" subset as a side-effect.
+
+ <STRONG>-I</STRONG> sets the subset to all capabilities.
+
+ <STRONG>-r</STRONG> sets the subset to all capabilities.
<STRONG>-s</STRONG> <EM>[d|i|l|c]</EM>
- The <STRONG>-s</STRONG> option sorts the fields within each type according to the
+ The <STRONG>-s</STRONG> option sorts the fields within each type according to the
argument below:
- <STRONG>d</STRONG> leave fields in the order that they are stored in the
+ <STRONG>d</STRONG> leave fields in the order that they are stored in the
<EM>terminfo</EM> database.
<STRONG>i</STRONG> sort by <EM>terminfo</EM> name.
<STRONG>c</STRONG> sort by the <EM>termcap</EM> name.
- If the <STRONG>-s</STRONG> option is not given, the fields printed out will be
- sorted alphabetically by the <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> name within each type,
- except in the case of the <STRONG>-C</STRONG> or the <STRONG>-L</STRONG> options, which cause the
- sorting to be done by the <STRONG>termcap</STRONG> name or the long C variable
+ If the <STRONG>-s</STRONG> option is not given, the fields printed out will be
+ sorted alphabetically by the <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> name within each type,
+ except in the case of the <STRONG>-C</STRONG> or the <STRONG>-L</STRONG> options, which cause the
+ sorting to be done by the <STRONG>termcap</STRONG> name or the long C variable
name, respectively.
- <STRONG>-T</STRONG> eliminates size-restrictions on the generated text. This is
+ <STRONG>-T</STRONG> eliminates size-restrictions on the generated text. This is
mainly useful for testing and analysis, since the compiled
descriptions are limited (e.g., 1023 for termcap, 4096 for
terminfo).
- <STRONG>-t</STRONG> tells <STRONG>tic</STRONG> to discard commented-out capabilities. Normally when
- translating from terminfo to termcap, untranslatable capabilities
+ <STRONG>-t</STRONG> tells <STRONG>tic</STRONG> to discard commented-out capabilities. Normally when
+ translating from terminfo to termcap, untranslatable capabilities
are commented-out.
- <STRONG>-U</STRONG> tells <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> to not post-process the data after parsing the
+ <STRONG>-U</STRONG> tells <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> to not post-process the data after parsing the
source file. This feature helps when comparing the actual
- contents of two source files, since it excludes the inferences
+ contents of two source files, since it excludes the inferences
that <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> makes to fill in missing data.
- <STRONG>-V</STRONG> reports the version of ncurses which was used in this program, and
+ <STRONG>-V</STRONG> reports the version of <EM>ncurses</EM> which was used in this program, and
exits.
- <STRONG>-v</STRONG> <EM>n</EM> prints out tracing information on standard error as the program
+ <STRONG>-v</STRONG> <EM>n</EM> prints out tracing information on standard error as the program
runs.
- The optional parameter <EM>n</EM> is a number from 1 to 10, inclusive,
- indicating the desired level of detail of information. If ncurses
- is built without tracing support, the optional parameter is
+ The optional parameter <EM>n</EM> is a number from 1 to 10, inclusive,
+ indicating the desired level of detail of information. If <EM>ncurses</EM>
+ is built without tracing support, the optional parameter is
ignored.
- <STRONG>-W</STRONG> By itself, the <STRONG>-w</STRONG> option will not force long strings to be
+ <STRONG>-W</STRONG> By itself, the <STRONG>-w</STRONG> option will not force long strings to be
wrapped. Use the <STRONG>-W</STRONG> option to do this.
<STRONG>-w</STRONG> <EM>width</EM>
changes the output to <EM>width</EM> characters.
- <STRONG>-x</STRONG> print information for user-defined capabilities (see <STRONG>user_caps(5)</STRONG>.
- These are extensions to the terminfo repertoire which can be
+ <STRONG>-x</STRONG> print information for user-defined capabilities (see <STRONG><A HREF="user_caps.5.html">user_caps(5)</A></STRONG>.
+ These are extensions to the terminfo repertoire which can be
loaded using the <STRONG>-x</STRONG> option of <STRONG>tic</STRONG>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-FILES">FILES</a></H2><PRE>
- /usr/share/terminfo Compiled terminal description database.
+ <EM>/usr/share/terminfo</EM>
+ compiled terminal description database
+
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-EXTENSIONS">EXTENSIONS</a></H2><PRE>
+ The <STRONG>-0</STRONG>, <STRONG>-1</STRONG>, <STRONG>-E</STRONG>, <STRONG>-F</STRONG>, <STRONG>-G</STRONG>, <STRONG>-Q</STRONG>, <STRONG>-R</STRONG>, <STRONG>-T</STRONG>, <STRONG>-V</STRONG>, <STRONG>-a</STRONG>, <STRONG>-e</STRONG>, <STRONG>-f</STRONG>, <STRONG>-g</STRONG>, <STRONG>-i</STRONG>, <STRONG>-l</STRONG>, <STRONG>-p</STRONG>, <STRONG>-q</STRONG>
+ and <STRONG>-t</STRONG> options are not supported in SVr4 curses.
+
+ SVr4 infocmp does not distinguish between absent and cancelled
+ capabilities. Also, it shows missing integer capabilities as <STRONG>-1</STRONG> (the
+ internal value used to represent missing integers). This
+ implementation shows those as "NULL", for consistency with missing
+ strings.
+
+ The <STRONG>-r</STRONG> option's notion of "termcap" capabilities is System V Release
+ 4's. Actual BSD curses versions will have a more restricted set. To
+ see only the 4.4BSD set, use <STRONG>-r</STRONG> <STRONG>-RBSD</STRONG>.
+
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
+ X/Open Curses, Issue 7 (2009) provides a description of <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG>. It
+ does not mention the options used for converting to termcap format.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-HISTORY">HISTORY</a></H2><PRE>
- Although System V Release 2 provided a terminfo library, it had no
+ Although System V Release 2 provided a terminfo library, it had no
documented tool for decompiling the terminal descriptions. Tony Hansen
(AT&T) wrote the first <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> in early 1984, for System V Release 3.
- Eric Raymond used the AT&T documentation in 1995 to provide an
- equivalent <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> for ncurses. In addition, he added a few new
+ Eric Raymond used the AT&T documentation in 1995 to provide an
+ equivalent <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> for <EM>ncurses</EM>. In addition, he added a few new
features such as:
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> the <STRONG>-e</STRONG> option, to support <EM>fallback</EM> (compiled-in) terminal
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> the <STRONG>-e</STRONG> option, to support <EM>fallback</EM> (compiled-in) terminal
descriptions
<STRONG>o</STRONG> the <STRONG>-i</STRONG> option, to help with analysis
- Later, Thomas Dickey added the <STRONG>-x</STRONG> (user-defined capabilities) option,
- and the <STRONG>-E</STRONG> option to support fallback entries with user-defined
+ Later, Thomas Dickey added the <STRONG>-x</STRONG> (user-defined capabilities) option,
+ and the <STRONG>-E</STRONG> option to support fallback entries with user-defined
capabilities.
For a complete list, see the <EM>EXTENSIONS</EM> section.
- In 2010, Roy Marples provided an <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> program for NetBSD. It is
- less capable than the SVr4 or ncurses versions (e.g., it lacks the
- sorting options documented in X/Open), but does include the <STRONG>-x</STRONG> option
- adapted from ncurses.
-
-
-</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- X/Open Curses, Issue 7 (2009) provides a description of <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG>. It
- does not mention the options used for converting to termcap format.
-
-
-</PRE><H2><a name="h2-EXTENSIONS">EXTENSIONS</a></H2><PRE>
- The <STRONG>-0</STRONG>, <STRONG>-1</STRONG>, <STRONG>-E</STRONG>, <STRONG>-F</STRONG>, <STRONG>-G</STRONG>, <STRONG>-Q</STRONG>, <STRONG>-R</STRONG>, <STRONG>-T</STRONG>, <STRONG>-V</STRONG>, <STRONG>-a</STRONG>, <STRONG>-e</STRONG>, <STRONG>-f</STRONG>, <STRONG>-g</STRONG>, <STRONG>-i</STRONG>, <STRONG>-l</STRONG>, <STRONG>-p</STRONG>, <STRONG>-q</STRONG>
- and <STRONG>-t</STRONG> options are not supported in SVr4 curses.
-
- SVr4 infocmp does not distinguish between absent and cancelled
- capabilities. Also, it shows missing integer capabilities as <STRONG>-1</STRONG> (the
- internal value used to represent missing integers). This
- implementation shows those as "NULL", for consistency with missing
- strings.
-
- The <STRONG>-r</STRONG> option's notion of "termcap" capabilities is System V Release
- 4's. Actual BSD curses versions will have a more restricted set. To
- see only the 4.4BSD set, use <STRONG>-r</STRONG> <STRONG>-RBSD</STRONG>.
+ In 2010, Roy Marples provided an <STRONG>infocmp</STRONG> program for NetBSD. It is
+ less capable than the SVr4 or <EM>ncurses</EM> versions (e.g., it lacks the
+ sorting options documented in X/Open), but does include the <STRONG>-x</STRONG> option
+ adapted from <EM>ncurses</EM>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-BUGS">BUGS</a></H2><PRE>
The <STRONG>-F</STRONG> option of <STRONG><A HREF="infocmp.1m.html">infocmp(1m)</A></STRONG> should be a <STRONG><A HREF="toe.1m.html">toe(1m)</A></STRONG> mode.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
+ Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> and
+ Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
+
+
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="captoinfo.1m.html">captoinfo(1m)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="infotocap.1m.html">infotocap(1m)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="tic.1m.html">tic(1m)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="toe.1m.html">toe(1m)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>,
- <STRONG><A HREF="terminfo.5.html">terminfo(5)</A></STRONG>. <STRONG><A HREF="user_caps.5.html">user_caps(5)</A></STRONG>.
+ <STRONG><A HREF="terminfo.5.html">terminfo(5)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="user_caps.5.html">user_caps(5)</A></STRONG>
https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/tctest.html
- This describes <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 6.2 (patch 20210109).
-
-
-</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHOR">AUTHOR</a></H2><PRE>
- Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> and
- Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
-
- <STRONG><A HREF="infocmp.1m.html">infocmp(1m)</A></STRONG>
+ncurses 6.4 2024-03-16 <STRONG><A HREF="infocmp.1m.html">infocmp(1m)</A></STRONG>
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+<li><a href="#h3-Source-Listing-Options_I_L_C_r_">Source Listing Options [-I] [-L] [-C] [-r]</a></li>
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<li><a href="#h2-EXTENSIONS">EXTENSIONS</a></li>
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+<li><a href="#h2-HISTORY">HISTORY</a></li>
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+<li><a href="#h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></li>
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