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captoinfo
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Index NAME
captoinfo - convert a
termcap description into a
terminfo description
SYNOPSIS
captoinfo [
-vn width] [
-V] [
-1] [
-w width]
file . . .
DESCRIPTION
captoinfo looks in
file for
termcap descriptions. For eachone found, an equivalent
terminfo description is written to standardoutput. Termcap
tc capabilities are translated directly to terminfo
use capabilities.
If no file is given, then the environment variable TERMCAP is usedfor the filename or entry. If TERMCAP is a full pathname to a file, onlythe terminal whose name is specified in the environment variable TERM isextracted from that file. If the environment variable TERMCAP is notset, then the file /usr/share/terminfo is read.
- -v
- print out tracing information on standard error as the program runs.
- -V
- print out the version of the program in use on standard error and exit.
- -1
- cause the fields to print out one to a line. Otherwise, the fieldswill be printed several to a line to a maximum width of 60characters.
- -w
- change the output to width characters.
FILES
- /usr/share/terminfo
- Compiled terminal description database.
TRANSLATIONS FROM NONSTANDARD CAPABILITIES
Some obsolete nonstandard capabilities will automatically be translatedinto standard (SVr4/XSI Curses) terminfo capabilities by captoinfo.Whenever one of these automatic translations is done, the programwill issue an notification to stderr, inviting the user to check thatit has not mistakenly translated a completely unknown and randomcapability and/or syntax error.
| Nonstd | Std | From | Terminfo
|
| name | name | | capability
|
|
| BO | mr | AT&T | enter_reverse_mode
|
| CI | vi | AT&T | cursor_invisible
|
| CV | ve | AT&T | cursor_normal
|
| DS | mh | AT&T | enter_dim_mode
|
| EE | me | AT&T | exit_attribute_mode
|
| FE | LF | AT&T | label_on
|
| FL | LO | AT&T | label_off
|
| XS | mk | AT&T | enter_secure_mode
|
| EN | @7 | XENIX | key_end
|
| GE | ae | XENIX | exit_alt_charset_mode
|
| GS | as | XENIX | enter_alt_charset_mode
|
| HM | kh | XENIX | key_home
|
| LD | kL | XENIX | key_dl
|
| PD | kN | XENIX | key_npage
|
| PN | po | XENIX | prtr_off
|
| PS | pf | XENIX | prtr_on
|
| PU | kP | XENIX | key_ppage
|
| RT | @8 | XENIX | kent
|
| UP | ku | XENIX | kcuu1
|
| KA | k; | Tek | key_f10
|
| KB | F1 | Tek | key_f11
|
| KC | F2 | Tek | key_f12
|
| KD | F3 | Tek | key_f13
|
| KE | F4 | Tek | key_f14
|
| KF | F5 | Tek | key_f15
|
| BC | Sb | Tek | set_background
|
| FC | Sf | Tek | set_foreground
|
| HS | mh | Iris | enter_dim_mode
|
XENIX termcap also used to have a set of extension capabilitiesfor forms drawing, designed to take advantage of the IBM PChigh-half graphics. They were as follows:
| Cap | Graphic
|
|
| G2 | upper left
|
| G3 | lower left
|
| G1 | upper right
|
| G4 | lower right
|
| GR | pointing right
|
| GL | pointing left
|
| GU | pointing up
|
| GD | pointing down
|
| GH | horizontal line
|
| GV | vertical line
|
| GC | intersection
|
| G6 | upper left
|
| G7 | lower left
|
| G5 | upper right
|
| G8 | lower right
|
| Gr | tee pointing right
|
| Gr | tee pointing left
|
| Gu | tee pointing up
|
| Gd | tee pointing down
|
| Gh | horizontal line
|
| Gv | vertical line
|
| Gc | intersection
|
| GG | acs magic cookie count
|
If the single-line capabilities occur in an entry, they will automaticallybe composed into an acsc string. The double-line capabilities andGG are discarded with a warning message.
IBM's AIX has a terminfo facility descended from SVr1 terminfo but incompatiblewith the SVr4 format. The following AIX extensions are automaticallytranslated:
| IBM | XSI
|
|
| ksel | kslt
|
| kbtab | kcbt
|
| font0 | s0ds
|
| font1 | s1ds
|
| font2 | s2ds
|
| font3 | s3ds
|
Additionally, the AIX box1 capability will be automatically translated toan acsc string.
Hewlett-Packard's terminfo library supports two nonstandard terminfocapabilities meml (memory lock) and memu (memory unlock).These will be discarded with a warning message.
NOTES
This utility is actually a link to
tic(1M), running in
-I mode.You can use other
tic options such as
-f and
-x.
The trace option isn't identical to SVr4's. Under SVr4, instead of followingthe -v with a trace level n, you repeat it n times.
SEE ALSO
curses(3X),
infocmp(1M),
terminfo(5)
AUTHOR
Eric S. Raymond <esrAATTsnark.thyrsus.com>
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- FILES
- TRANSLATIONS FROM NONSTANDARD CAPABILITIES
- NOTES
- SEE ALSO
- AUTHOR
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