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infotocap - convert a terminfo description
into a termcap description
infotocap [-vn width] [-V] [-1] [-w width]
file . . .
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.
- -v
- print out tracing information
on standard error as the program runs.
- -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.
- -w
- change the output to width characters.
- Compiled
terminal description database.
This utility is actually a link to tic,
running in -C mode. You can use other tic options such as -f and -x.
curses(3X)
,
tic(1M)
, infocmp(1M)
, terminfo()
This describes ncurses version 5.9 (patch
20110404).
Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> and
Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
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