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<H1>infotocap 1m</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>infotocap</STRONG> - convert a <EM>terminfo</EM> description into a <EM>termcap</EM>
description
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>infotocap</STRONG> [<STRONG>-v</STRONG><EM>n</EM> <EM>width</EM>] [<STRONG>-V</STRONG>] [<STRONG>-1</STRONG>] [<STRONG>-w</STRONG> <EM>width</EM>] <EM>file</EM> . . .
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>infotocap</STRONG> looks in <EM>file</EM> for <STRONG>terminfo</STRONG> descriptions. For
each one found, an equivalent <STRONG>termcap</STRONG> description is writ-
ten to standard output. Terminfo <STRONG>use</STRONG> capabilities are
translated directly to termcap <STRONG>tc</STRONG> capabilities.
<STRONG>-v</STRONG> print out tracing information on standard error as
the program runs.
<STRONG>-V</STRONG> print out the version of the program in use on stan-
dard error and exit.
<STRONG>-1</STRONG> cause the fields to print out one to a line. Other-
wise, the fields will be printed several to a line to
a maximum width of 60 characters.
<STRONG>-w</STRONG> change the output to <EM>width</EM> characters.
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<H2>FILES</H2><PRE>
/usr/share/terminfo Compiled terminal description
database.
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<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
This utility is actually a link to <EM>tic</EM>, running in <EM>-C</EM>
mode. You can use other <EM>tic</EM> options such as <STRONG>-f</STRONG> and <STRONG>-x</STRONG>.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="tic.1m.html">tic(1m)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="infocmp.1m.html">infocmp(1m)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="terminfo.5.html">terminfo(5)</A></STRONG>
This describes <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 5.6 (patch 20081011).
<STRONG><A HREF="infotocap.1m.html">infotocap(1m)</A></STRONG>
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