tic(1) [ultrix man page]
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 tic(1)
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tic(1) General Commands Manual tic(1) NAME
tic - Translates terminfo files from source to compiled format SYNOPSIS
tic [-v[number]] [-c] [file...] The tic command translates terminfo files from the source format into the compiled format. OPTIONS
Checks the file for errors only. Errors in the use= field are not detected. Writes trace information on the progress of the tic command. The number parameter is an integer, from 0 to 8, that increases the level of verbosity. If number is omitted, the default is 1. DESCRIPTION
If a file is not specified, the tic command reads standard input. The tic command places the results in the /usr/share/lib/terminfo directory. If the TERMINFO environment variable is set, the results are placed there instead of in /usr/share/lib/terminfo. The tic command compiles all terminfo descriptions in the file or files specified by the file variable. When the tic command finds a use= field, it searches first the current file, then reads in the binary from /usr/share/lib/terminfo to complete the entry. If the environment variable TERMINFO is set, that directory is searched instead of /usr/share/lib/terminfo. The size of a compiled entry cannot exceed 4096 bytes and the name field cannot exceed 128 bytes. Terminal names exceeding 14 characters are truncated to 14 characters and a warning message is printed. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables affect the behavior of tic: Causes the command to behave as a System V command if the value of this environment variable is set to SVR4 or svr4. The options designated by [SVR4] are honored while identical non-System V options are ignored. Command output and error messages also follow System V conventions. FILES
Terminal information database. SEE ALSO
Commands: captoinfo(1), infocmp(1) Functions: curses(3) Files: terminfo(4) tic(1)