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tic



PURPOSE

Translates terminfo files from source to compiled format.

SYNTAX


       +----------------+
tic ---|      +-------+ |--- file ---|
       +- -v -|1      |-+ ^        |
              +- num -+   +--------+


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Warning: See restrictions, Chapter 18, AIX Programming Tools and Interfaces.

DESCRIPTION

The tic command translates/compiles terminfo files from the source format into
the compiled format.  tic places the results in the directory
/usr/lib/terminfo.  If the environment variable TERMINFO is set, the results
are placed there instead of in /usr/lib/terminfo.

The tic command compiles all terminfo descriptions in files. When tic finds a
use= field, it searches first the current file, then the master file,
./terminfo.src.

The total compiled entries cannot exceed 4096 bytes and the name field cannot
exceed 128 bytes.

FLAG

-vnum   Writes trace information on the progress of tic.  num is an integer
        that increases the level of the verbosity.

FILES

/usr/lib/terminfo/?/*    Compiled terminal capability data base.

RELATED INFORMATION

See the curses subroutine and the terminfo file in AIX Operating System
Technical Reference.




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