tic(1)							      General Commands Manual							    tic(1)

Name
       tic - terminfo compiler

Syntax
       tic [ -v[n] ] [ file ...  ]

Description
       The  command translates files from the source format into the compiled format.  The results are placed in the directory The compiled format
       is necessary for use with the library routines described in The file argument contains one or more terminal descriptions in source  format.
       If no file argument is present, the standard input is read.

       The command compiles all terminfo descriptions in the given files.  Each description in the file describes the capabilities of a particular
       terminal.  When a use=entry_name field is discovered, duplicates the capabilities in entry_name for the current entry, with  the  exception
       of the capabilities that are explicitly defined in the current entry.

       If the environment variable TERMINFO is set, the results are placed there instead of in The variable TERMINFO must be a directory pathname.
       The compiled results are placed in subdirectories of the directory specified by the TERMINFO environment variable.

       -v[n]   Causes to output trace information showing its progress (verbose mode).	The optional integer n is a number from 1  to  10,  inclu-
	       sive, indicating the desired level of information.  If n is greater than 1, the level of detail is increased.  If n is omitted, the
	       default is 1.

Restrictions
       Total compiled entries cannot exceed 4096 bytes.

       The entry_name field cannot exceed 128 bytes.

       When an entry, for example entry_name_1, contains a use=entry_name_2 field, any canceled capabilities in entry_name_2 must also	appear	in
       entry_name_1 before use= for these capabilities to be canceled in entry_name_1.

Files
       Compiled terminal capability data base

See Also
       intro(3cur), terminfo(5)
       Guide to X/Open curses Screen Handling

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