tic(1M)

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,  indicat-
           ing  the  desired level of detail of information. If n
           is omitted, the default level is 1. If n is  specified
           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 environment variable TERMINFO  is set,
           that    directory    is    searched     instead     of
           /usr/share/lib/terminfo.) tic duplicates the capabili-
           ties 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  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       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.