# infotocap 1m 2023-10-07 ncurses 6.4 User commands

    infotocap(1m)                    User commands                   infotocap(1m)

## NAME

           infotocap - convert a terminfo description into a termcap description

## SYNOPSIS

           infotocap [tic-option] file ...

           infotocap -V

## DESCRIPTION

           infotocap looks in each given text file for terminfo descriptions.  For
           each one found, it writes  an  analogous  termcap  description  to  the
           standard  output  stream.   terminfo  "use" capabilities are translated
           directly to  termcap  tc  capabilities.   Because  termcap  is  a  less
           expressive   format   than   terminfo,   some  capabilities  cannot  be
           translated.

           This utility is implemented as a link to tic(1m), with the latter's  -C
           option  implied.  You can use other tic options such as -1, -f, -v, -w,
           and -x.  The -V option reports the version of ncurses  associated  with
           this program and exits with a successful status.

## FILES

           /usr/share/terminfo
                  compiled terminal description database

## PORTABILITY

           None  of  X/Open  Curses, Issue 7 (2009), SVr4, or NetBSD document this
           application.

## AUTHOR

           Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> and
           Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>

## SEE ALSO

           infocmp(1m), tic(1m), curses(3x), terminfo(5)

    ncurses 6.4                       2023-10-07                     infotocap(1m)