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1tic(1M)                 System Administration Commands                 tic(1M)
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NAME

6       tic - terminfo compiler
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SYNOPSIS

9       tic [-v [n]] [-c] file
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  command tic translates a terminfo file from the source format into
14       the  compiled  format.  The  results  are  placed  in   the   directory
15       /usr/share/lib/terminfo.  The compiled format is necessary for use with
16       the library routines in curses(3CURSES).
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19       If the environment variable TERMINFO is set, the compiled  results  are
20       placed there instead of /usr/share/lib/terminfo.
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23       Total  compiled entries cannot exceed 4096 bytes. The name field cannot
24       exceed 128 bytes. Terminal names exceeding 14 characters will be  trun‐
25       cated to 14 characters and a warning message will be printed.
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OPTIONS

28       The following options are supported:
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30       -c       Specifies  to check only file for errors. Errors in use= links
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34       -v[n]    Specify that (verbose) output be  written  to  standard  error
35                trace information showing tic's progress. The optional integer
36                n is a number from 1 to 10, indicating the  desired  level  of
37                detail  of  information. If n is omitted, the default level is
38                1. If n is specified and greater than 1, the level  of  detail
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OPERANDS

43       file    Contains  one  or more terminfo terminal descriptions in source
44               format  [see  terminfo(4)].  Each  description  in   the   file
45               describes  the  capabilities  of  a particular terminal. When a
46               use=entry-name field is discovered in  a  terminal  entry  cur‐
47               rently   being   compiled,   tic   reads  in  the  binary  from
48               /usr/share/lib/terminfo to complete the entry. (Entries created
49               from  file will be used first. If the environment variable TER‐
50               MINFO   is  set,  that  directory  is   searched   instead   of
51               /usr/share/lib/terminfo.)  tic  duplicates  the capabilities in
52               entry-name for the current entry, with the exception  of  those
53               capabilities that are explicitly defined in the current entry.
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FILES

57       /usr/share/lib/terminfo/?/*
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59           Compiled terminal description database
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ATTRIBUTES

63       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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68       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
69       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
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71       │Availability                 │SUNWcsu                      │
72       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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NOTES

78       When  an  entry, for example, entry_name_1, contains a use=entry_name_2
79       field, any canceled capabilities in entry_name_2 must  also  appear  in
80       entry_name_1  before  use=  for  these  capabilities  to be canceled in
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85SunOS 5.11                        5 Jul 1990                           tic(1M)