NAME¶
infotocap - convert a
terminfo description into a
termcap
description
SYNOPSIS¶
infotocap [
-vn width] [
-V] [
-1]
[
-w width]
file . . .
DESCRIPTION¶
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.
FILES¶
- /etc/terminfo
- Compiled terminal description database.
NOTES¶
This utility is actually a link to
tic, running in
-C mode. You
can use other
tic options such as
-f and
-x.
SEE ALSO¶
ncurses(3NCURSES),
tic(1),
infocmp(1),
terminfo(5)
This describes
ncurses version 5.9 (patch 20140913).
AUTHOR¶
Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> and
Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>