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+.\" Copyright 2018-2022,2023 Thomas E. Dickey *
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-.\" $Id: captoinfo.1m,v 1.17 2003/05/11 00:32:53 tom Exp $
-.TH captoinfo 1M ""
+.\" $Id: captoinfo.1m,v 1.44 2023/09/16 23:39:05 tom Exp $
+.TH @CAPTOINFO@ 1M 2023-09-16 "ncurses 6.4" "User commands"
.ds n 5
.ds d @TERMINFO@
.SH NAME
-\fBcaptoinfo\fR - convert a \fItermcap\fR description into a \fIterminfo\fR description
+\fB\%@CAPTOINFO@\fP \-
+convert a \fItermcap\fR description into a \fIterminfo\fR description
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBcaptoinfo\fR [\fB\-v\fR\fIn\fR \fIwidth\fR] [\fB\-V\fR] [\fB\-1\fR] [\fB\-w\fR \fIwidth\fR] \fIfile\fR . . .
+.B @CAPTOINFO@
+.RI [ tic-option ]
+.I file
+\&.\|.\|.
+.P
+\fB@CAPTOINFO@\fR \fB\-V\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
-\fBcaptoinfo\fR looks in \fIfile\fR for \fBtermcap\fR descriptions. For each
-one found, an equivalent \fBterminfo\fR description is written to standard
-output. Termcap \fBtc\fR capabilities are translated directly to terminfo
-\fBuse\fR capabilities.
-
-If no \fIfile\fR is given, then the environment variable \fBTERMCAP\fR is used
-for the filename or entry. If \fBTERMCAP\fR is a full pathname to a file, only
-the terminal whose name is specified in the environment variable \fBTERM\fR is
-extracted from that file. If the environment variable \fBTERMCAP\fR is not
-set, then the file \fB\*d\fR is read.
-.TP 5
-\fB\-v\fR
-print out tracing information on standard error as the program runs.
-.TP 5
-\fB\-V\fR
-print out the version of the program in use on standard error and exit.
-.TP 5
-\fB\-1\fR
-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.
-.TP 5
-\fB\-w\fR
-change the output to \fIwidth\fR characters.
+\fB@CAPTOINFO@\fP looks in each given text
+\fIfile\fP for \fBtermcap\fP descriptions.
+For each
+one found, an equivalent \fBterminfo\fP description is written to standard
+output.
+Termcap \fBtc\fP capabilities are translated directly to terminfo
+\fBuse\fP capabilities.
+.PP
+If no \fIfile\fP is given, then the environment variable \fBTERMCAP\fP is used
+for the filename or entry.
+If \fBTERMCAP\fP is a full pathname to a file, only
+the terminal whose name is specified in the environment variable \fBTERM\fP is
+extracted from that file.
+If the environment variable \fBTERMCAP\fP is not
+set, then the file \fB\*d\fP is read.
+.PP
+This utility is implemented as a link to \fB@TIC@\fP(1M),
+with the latter's
+.B \-I
+option implied.
+You can use other \fB@TIC@\fP options such as
+.BR \-1 ,
+.BR \-f ,
+.BR \-v ,
+.BR \-w ,
+and
+.BR \-x .
.SH FILES
.TP 20
\*d
Compiled terminal description database.
.SH TRANSLATIONS FROM NONSTANDARD CAPABILITIES
-.PP
Some obsolete nonstandard capabilities will automatically be translated
-into standard (SVr4/XSI Curses) terminfo capabilities by \fBcaptoinfo\fR.
+into standard (SVr4/XSI Curses) terminfo capabilities by \fB@CAPTOINFO@\fP.
Whenever one of these automatic translations is done, the program
will issue an notification to stderr, inviting the user to check that
it has not mistakenly translated a completely unknown and random
capability and/or syntax error.
.PP
-.TS H
-c c c c
-c c c c
-l l l l.
-Nonstd Std From Terminfo
-name name capability
+.TS
+cb cb cb cb
+cb cb cb cb
+l l l l .
+Nonstd Std \& Terminfo
+name name From capability
_
BO mr AT&T enter_reverse_mode
CI vi AT&T cursor_invisible
.PP
XENIX termcap also used to have a set of extension capabilities
for forms drawing, designed to take advantage of the IBM PC
-high-half graphics. They were as follows:
+high-half graphics.
+They were as follows:
.PP
-.TS H
-c c
+.TS
+cb cb
l l.
Cap Graphic
_
.TE
.PP
If the single-line capabilities occur in an entry, they will automatically
-be composed into an \fBacsc\fR string. The double-line capabilities and
-\fBGG\fR are discarded with a warning message.
+be composed into an \fBacsc\fP string.
+The double-line capabilities and
+\fBGG\fP are discarded with a warning message.
.PP
IBM's AIX has a terminfo facility descended from SVr1 terminfo but incompatible
-with the SVr4 format. The following AIX extensions are automatically
+with the SVr4 format.
+The following AIX extensions are automatically
translated:
.PP
.TS
-c c
-l l.
+cb cb
+l l .
IBM XSI
_
ksel kslt
font3 s3ds
.TE
.PP
-Additionally, the AIX \fBbox1\fR capability will be automatically translated to
-an \fBacsc\fR string.
+Additionally, the AIX \fIbox1\fP capability will be automatically translated to
+an \fBacsc\fP string.
.PP
Hewlett-Packard's terminfo library supports two nonstandard terminfo
-capabilities \fBmeml\fR (memory lock) and \fBmemu\fR (memory unlock).
+capabilities \fBmeml\fP (memory lock) and \fBmemu\fP (memory unlock).
These will be discarded with a warning message.
.SH NOTES
-This utility is actually a link to \fItic\fR(1M), running in \fI\-I\fR mode.
-You can use other \fItic\fR options such as \fB\-f\fR and \fB\-x\fR.
-
-The trace option isn't identical to SVr4's. Under SVr4, instead of following
-the \fB\-v\fR with a trace level n, you repeat it n times.
+The verbose option is not identical to SVr4's.
+Under SVr4, instead of following
+the \fB\-v\fP with a trace level n, you repeat it n times.
+.SH PORTABILITY
+X/Open Curses, Issue 7 (2009) describes \fBtic\fP briefly,
+but omits this program.
+SVr4 systems provide \fBcaptoinfo\fP as a separate application from \fBtic\fP.
+.PP
+NetBSD does not provide this application.
.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fB@INFOCMP@\fR(1M), \fBterminfo\fR(\*n)
+\fB@INFOCMP@\fP(1M),
+\fBcurses\fP(3X),
+\fBterminfo\fP(\*n)
+.PP
+This describes \fBncurses\fP
+version @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@ (patch @NCURSES_PATCH@).
.SH AUTHOR
Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
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+Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
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