- infotocap looks in each given text file for terminfo descriptions. For
- each terminfo description found, an equivalent termcap description is
- written to standard output. Terminfo use capabilities are translated
- directly to termcap tc capabilities.
+ infotocap [tic-option] file ...
- -v print out tracing information on standard error as the program
- runs.
+ infotocap-V
- -V print out the version of the program in use on standard error and
- exit.
- -1 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.
+
+ infotocap looks in each given text file for terminfo descriptions. For
+ each one found, it writes an analogous termcap description to the
+ standard output stream. terminfo "use" capabilities are translated
+ directly to termcaptc capabilities. Because termcap is a less
+ expressive format than terminfo, some capabilities cannot be
+ translated.
- -w change the output to width characters.
+ This utility is implemented as a link to tic(1m), with the latter's -C
+ option implied. You can use other tic options such as -1, -f, -v, -w,
+ and -x. The -V option reports the version of ncurses associated with
+ this program and exits with a successful status.
- This utility is actually a link to tic, running in -C mode. You can
- use other tic options such as -f and -x.
+ /usr/share/terminfo
+ compiled terminal description database
-