tic(1M) System Administration Commands tic(1M)NAMEtic - terminfo compiler
SYNOPSIStic [-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 trun‐
cated 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, indicating 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 cur‐
rently 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 TER‐
MINFO is set, that directory is searched instead of
/usr/share/lib/terminfo.) tic duplicates the capabilities 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 attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWcs │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOcaptoinfo(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.
SunOS 5.11 5 Jul 1990 tic(1M)
