osf1 man page for tic

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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)

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