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-<STRONG><A HREF="infotocap.1m.html">infotocap(1m)</A></STRONG>
<STRONG><A HREF="infotocap.1m.html">infotocap(1m)</A></STRONG>
+<STRONG><A HREF="infotocap.1m.html">infotocap(1m)</A></STRONG>
User commands <STRONG><A HREF="infotocap.1m.html">infotocap(1m)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>infotocap</STRONG> [<STRONG>-v</STRONG><EM>n</EM> <EM>width</EM>] [<STRONG>-V</STRONG>] [<STRONG>-1</STRONG>] [<STRONG>-w</STRONG> <EM>width</EM>] <EM>file</EM> ...
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-</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
- <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 output. Terminfo <STRONG>use</STRONG> capabilities are translated
- directly to termcap <STRONG>tc</STRONG> capabilities.
+ <STRONG>infotocap</STRONG> [<EM>tic-option</EM>] <EM>file</EM> ...
- <STRONG>-v</STRONG> print out tracing information on standard error as the program
- runs.
+ <STRONG>infotocap</STRONG> <STRONG>-V</STRONG>
- <STRONG>-V</STRONG> print out the version of the program in use on standard error and
- exit.
- <STRONG>-1</STRONG> 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.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
+ <STRONG>infotocap</STRONG> translates terminal descriptions. It looks in each given
+ text <EM>file</EM> for <EM>terminfo</EM> entries and, For each one found, it writes an
+ analogous <EM>termcap</EM> description to the standard output stream. <EM>terminfo</EM>
+ "<STRONG>use</STRONG>" capabilities translate to <EM>termcap</EM> <STRONG>tc</STRONG> capabilities. Because
+ <EM>termcap</EM> is a less expressive format than <EM>terminfo</EM>, some capabilities
+ cannot be translated.
- <STRONG>-w</STRONG> change the output to <EM>width</EM> characters.
+ This utility is implemented as a link to <STRONG><A HREF="tic.1m.html">tic(1m)</A></STRONG>, with the latter's <STRONG>-C</STRONG>
+ option implied. You can use other <STRONG>tic</STRONG> options such as <STRONG>-1</STRONG>, <STRONG>-f</STRONG>, <STRONG>-v</STRONG>, <STRONG>-w</STRONG>,
+ and <STRONG>-x</STRONG>. The <STRONG>-V</STRONG> option reports the version of <EM>ncurses</EM> associated with
+ this program and exits with a successful status.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-FILES">FILES</a></H2><PRE>
- /usr/share/terminfo Compiled terminal description database.
-
-
-</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
- This utility is actually a link to <STRONG>tic</STRONG>, running in <EM>-C</EM> mode. You can
- use other <STRONG>tic</STRONG> options such as <STRONG>-f</STRONG> and <STRONG>-x</STRONG>.
+ <EM>/usr/share/terminfo</EM>
+ compiled terminal description database
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- None of X/Open Curses, Issue 7 (2009), SVr4 or NetBSD document this
+ None of X/Open Curses, Issue 7 (2009), SVr4, or NetBSD document this
application.
-</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></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 6.2 (patch 20200425).
-
-
-</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHOR">AUTHOR</a></H2><PRE>
+</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="infocmp.1m.html">infocmp(1m)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="tic.1m.html">tic(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="infotocap.1m.html">infotocap(1m)</A></STRONG>
+
ncurses 6.4 2024-03-16 <STRONG><A HREF="infotocap.1m.html">infotocap(1m)</A></STRONG>
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