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NAME

       tic - terminfo compiler

SYNOPSIS

       tic [-v [n]] [-c] file

DESCRIPTION

       The  command  tic  translates  a  terminfo  file  from  the source format into the compiled format. The results are placed in the directory
       /usr/share/lib/terminfo. The compiled format is necessary for use with the library routines in curses(3CURSES).

       If the environment variable TERMINFO is set, the compiled results are placed there instead of /usr/share/lib/terminfo.

       Total compiled entries cannot exceed 4096 bytes. The name field cannot exceed 128 bytes. Terminal names exceeding  14  characters  will	be
       truncated to 14 characters and a warning message will be printed.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -c	Specifies to check only file for errors. Errors in use= links are not detected.

       -v[n]	Specify  that  (verbose) output be written to standard error trace information showing tic's progress. The optional integer n is a
		number from 1 to 10, indicating the desired level of detail of information. If n is omitted, the default level is 1. If n is spec-
		ified and greater than 1, the level of detail is increased.

OPERANDS

       file    Contains  one or more terminfo terminal descriptions in source format [see terminfo(4)]. Each description in the file describes the
	       capabilities of a particular terminal. When a use=entry-name field is discovered in a terminal entry currently being compiled,  tic
	       reads in the binary from /usr/share/lib/terminfo to complete the entry. (Entries created from file will be used first. If the envi-
	       ronment variable TERMINFO  is set, that directory is searched instead of /usr/share/lib/terminfo.) tic duplicates the  capabilities
	       in entry-name for the current entry, with the exception of those capabilities that are explicitly defined in the current entry.

FILES

       /usr/share/lib/terminfo/?/*

	   Compiled terminal description database

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       captoinfo(1M), infocmp(1M), curses(3CURSES), terminfo(4), attributes(5)

NOTES

       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.

SunOS 5.11							    5 Jul 1990								   tic(1M)