compile terminal descriptions for terminfo or termcap NAME tic - compile terminal descriptions for terminfo or termcap SYNOPSIS tic [ -01acCDfg...convert a termcap description into a terminfo description NAME captoinfo - convert a termcap description in...convert a terminfo description into a termcap description NAME infotocap - convert a terminfo description into a termcap description SY......ch terminal named. -I use terminfo capability codes -L use “long” capability names -C use termcap capability codes -r with -C , include nonstandard capabilities -K with -C , imp…...An OpenBSD developer adapted the internal library function from ncurses to port NetBSD's termcap -based tput to terminfo , and modified it to interpret multiple cap-codes (and p…...TERM Denotes your terminal type. Each terminal type is distinct, though many are similar. TERMCAP may denote the location of a termcap database. If it is not an absolute pathnam…...TERM Denotes your terminal type. Each terminal type is distinct, though many are similar. TERMCAP may denote the location of a termcap database. If it is not an absolute pathnam…...ntry names. -u file lists terminal type dependencies in file , a terminfo entry source or termcap database file. The report summarizes the “ use ” ( terminfo ) and tc ( termcap …...es. It uses them to generate formatted text from POD source. It can optionally use either termcap sequences or ANSI color escape sequences to format the text. input is the file …...xt, or for very old Perl versions Pod::PlainText. An alternative would be e.g. Pod::Text::Termcap. -utf8 This option assumes that the formatter (see above) understands the optio…...layed. Other possibilities are enumerated later. The zmore command looks in the file /etc/termcap to determine terminal characteristics, and to determine the default window size…...alias (such as a symbolic link) to run tput as clear . HISTORY A clear command using the termcap database and library appeared in 2BSD (1979). Eighth Edition Unix (1985) later i…...able, and needs to be handled by the pager. X This option instructs the pager to not send termcap initialization and deinitialization strings to the terminal. It is set by defau…...able, and needs to be handled by the pager. X This option instructs the pager to not send termcap initialization and deinitialization strings to the terminal. It is set by defau…...able, and needs to be handled by the pager. X This option instructs the pager to not send termcap initialization and deinitialization strings to the terminal. It is set by defau…...automatic way doesn't work. Should be a terminal known to Vim (builtin) or defined in the termcap or terminfo file. -u {vimrc} Use the commands in the file {vimrc} for initializ…...automatic way doesn't work. Should be a terminal known to Vim (builtin) or defined in the termcap or terminfo file. -u {vimrc} Use the commands in the file {vimrc} for initializ…...automatic way doesn't work. Should be a terminal known to Vim (builtin) or defined in the termcap or terminfo file. -u {vimrc} Use the commands in the file {vimrc} for initializ…...automatic way doesn't work. Should be a terminal known to Vim (builtin) or defined in the termcap or terminfo file. -u {vimrc} Use the commands in the file {vimrc} for initializ…...automatic way doesn't work. Should be a terminal known to Vim (builtin) or defined in the termcap or terminfo file. -u {vimrc} Use the commands in the file {vimrc} for initializ…