ncurses 6.0 - patch 20161112

[ncurses.git] / man / tic.1m

diff --git a/man/tic.1m b/man/tic.1m
index d0d08765504c21c1a09fdcd9bcb00c1b785ec7e2..53a96dd764d0561cee40d45b24db5f1a9eaa9446 100644 (file)
--- a/man/tic.1m
+++ b/man/tic.1m
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2012,2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2015,2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *

 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *


@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: tic.1m,v 1.57 2013/02/02 22:09:02 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: tic.1m,v 1.62 2016/10/01 17:14:50 tom Exp $

 .TH @TIC@ 1M ""
 .TH @TIC@ 1M ""

+.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
+.el       .ds `` ``
+.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
+.el       .ds '' ''

 .ds n 5
 .ds d @TERMINFO@
 .de bP
 .ds n 5
 .ds d @TERMINFO@
 .de bP


@@ -50,10 +54,12 @@ N\
 T\
 U\
 V\
 T\
 U\
 V\

+W\

 a\
 c\
 f\
 g\
 a\
 c\
 f\
 g\

+q\

 r\
 s\
 t\
 r\
 s\
 t\


@@ -61,6 +67,7 @@ x\
 \fR]
 [\fB\-e\fR \fInames\fR]
 [\fB\-o\fR \fIdir\fR]
 \fR]
 [\fB\-e\fR \fInames\fR]
 [\fB\-o\fR \fIdir\fR]

+[\fB\-Q\fR[\fIn\fR]]

 [\fB\-R\fR \fIsubset\fR]
 [\fB\-v\fR[\fIn\fR]]
 [\fB\-w\fR[\fIn\fR]]
 [\fB\-R\fR \fIsubset\fR]
 [\fB\-v\fR[\fIn\fR]]
 [\fB\-w\fR[\fIn\fR]]


@@ -148,6 +155,20 @@ but commented out with two preceding dots.
 The actual format used incorporates some improvements for escaped characters
 from terminfo format.
 For a stricter BSD-compatible translation, add the \fB\-K\fR option.
 The actual format used incorporates some improvements for escaped characters
 from terminfo format.
 For a stricter BSD-compatible translation, add the \fB\-K\fR option.

+.IP
+If this is combined with \fB\-c\fR, \fB@TIC@\fR makes additional checks
+to report cases where the terminfo values do not have an exact equivalent
+in termcap form.
+For example:
+.RS
+.bP
+\fBsgr\fP usually will not convert, because termcap lacks the ability to
+work with more than two parameters, and because termcap lacks many of
+the arithmetic/logical operators used in terminfo.
+.bP
+capabilities with more than one delay or with delays before the end of
+the string will not convert completely.
+.RE

 .TP
 \fB\-c\fR
 tells \fB@TIC@\fP to only check \fIfile\fR for errors, including syntax problems and
 .TP
 \fB\-c\fR
 tells \fB@TIC@\fP to only check \fIfile\fR for errors, including syntax problems and


@@ -160,6 +181,11 @@ as well as buggy checking for the buffer length
 (and a documented limit in terminfo),
 these entries may cause core
 dumps with other implementations.
 (and a documented limit in terminfo),
 these entries may cause core
 dumps with other implementations.

+.IP
+\fB@TIC@\fP checks string capabilities to ensure that those with parameters
+will be valid expressions.
+It does this check only for the predefined string capabilities;
+those which are defined with the \fB\-x\fP option are ignored.

 .TP
 \fB\-D\fR
 tells \fB@TIC@\fP to print the database locations that it knows about, and exit.
 .TP
 \fB\-D\fR
 tells \fB@TIC@\fP to print the database locations that it knows about, and exit.


@@ -220,6 +246,25 @@ obsolete capabilities.
 Write compiled entries to given database location.
 Overrides the TERMINFO environment variable.
 .TP
 Write compiled entries to given database location.
 Overrides the TERMINFO environment variable.
 .TP

+\fB\-Q\fR\fIn\fR
+Rather than show source in terminfo (text) format,
+print the compiled (binary) format in hexadecimal or base64 form,
+depending on the option's value:
+.RS 8
+.TP 3
+1
+hexadecimal
+.TP 3
+2
+base64
+.TP 3
+3
+hexadecimal and base64
+.RE
+.TP
+\fB\-q\fR
+Suppress comments and blank lines when showing translated source.
+.TP

 \fB\-R\fR\fIsubset\fR
 Restrict output to a given subset.
 This option is for use with archaic
 \fB\-R\fR\fIsubset\fR
 Restrict output to a given subset.
 This option is for use with archaic


@@ -275,7 +320,7 @@ The debug flag levels are as follows:
 Names of files created and linked
 .TP
 2
 Names of files created and linked
 .TP
 2

-Information related to the ``use'' facility
+Information related to the \*(``use\*('' facility

 .TP
 3
 Statistics from the hashing algorithm
 .TP
 3
 Statistics from the hashing algorithm


@@ -295,6 +340,10 @@ All values computed in construction of the hash table
 If the debug level \fIn\fR is not given, it is taken to be one.
 .RE
 .TP
 If the debug level \fIn\fR is not given, it is taken to be one.
 .RE
 .TP

+\fB\-W\fR
+By itself, the \fB\-w\fP option will not force long strings to be wrapped.
+Use the \fB\-W\fP option to do this.
+.TP

 \fB\-w\fR\fIn\fR
 specifies the width of the output.
 The parameter is optional.
 \fB\-w\fR\fIn\fR
 specifies the width of the output.
 The parameter is optional.


@@ -306,7 +355,7 @@ That is, if you supply a capability name which \fB@TIC@\fP does not recognize,
 it will infer its type (boolean, number or string) from the syntax and
 make an extended table entry for that.
 User-defined capability strings
 it will infer its type (boolean, number or string) from the syntax and
 make an extended table entry for that.
 User-defined capability strings

-whose name begins with ``k'' are treated as function keys.
+whose name begins with \*(``k\*('' are treated as function keys.

 .SS PARAMETERS
 .TP
 \fIfile\fR
 .SS PARAMETERS
 .TP
 \fIfile\fR


@@ -315,7 +364,7 @@ format [see \fBterminfo\fR(\*n)].
 Each description in the file
 describes the capabilities of a particular terminal.
 .IP
 Each description in the file
 describes the capabilities of a particular terminal.
 .IP

-If \fIfile\fR is ``-'', then the data is read from the standard input.
+If \fIfile\fR is \*(``-\*('', then the data is read from the standard input.

 The \fIfile\fR parameter may also be the path of a character-device.
 .SS PROCESSING
 .PP
 The \fIfile\fR parameter may also be the path of a character-device.
 .SS PROCESSING
 .PP