UNTIC

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NAME

untic - Uncompile terminfo terminal description files

SYNOPSIS

untic terminal_name [ . . . ]

DESCRIPTION

untic convert the terminfo file which corresponds to the specified terminal name into a file that can be processed by tic.

If multiple terminal names are given, a terminal description is generated for each of the named terminals. The output is written on standard output.

It is wise to backup the original terminal description (from /usr/lib/terminfo) before compiling the generated file.

Normally, terminal descriptions are found in "/usr/lib/terminfo". However, if the environment variable "TERMINFO" exists, then the value of that variable is used as the path of terminal descriptions.

EXAMPLES

To uncompile the terminal description for a "vt100", type:

: untic vt100 >vt100

To compile this generated file, you probably need root permissions and type:

: tic vt100

NOTES

If new capabilities are added to the terminfo database, the untic program will need to be modified. With luck, the new entries will go at the end of the appropriate tables.

Most of the capabilities are in the tables in the order that the capabilites are documented. There are a few exceptions in the string variables.

This program is placed into the public domain. That means that you can do anything you want to with it.

BUGS

None known, but . . .

FILES

The terminal descriptions are stored in /usr/lib/terminfo/?/*

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