+As described in \fBterm\fR(\*n), the database may be either a directory
+tree (one file per terminal entry) or a hashed database (one record per entry).
+The \fBtic\fR writes only one type of entry, depending on how it was built:
+.bP
+For directory trees, the top-level directory, e.g., /usr/share/terminfo,
+specifies the location of the database.
+.bP
+For hashed databases, a filename is needed.
+If the given file is not found by that name,
+but can be found by adding the suffix ".db",
+then that is used.
+.IP
+The default name for the hashed database is the same as the
+default directory name (only adding a ".db" suffix).