infocmp

Output the contents of a terminfo capability file (UNIX)

Syntax:

infocmp [-1CILQ] [-w width] [terminal_name]

Options:

-1

("one") Force the output to contain one entry per line. Without this option, output will be printed to a maximum width of 60 characters, each line containing as many entries as can fit on that line.

-C

Generate output in termcap format.

-I

Generate output in terminfo format. This option is the default.

-L

Use the long C variable names listed in /usr/include/term.h

-Q

Use the names that map onto the QNX console capabilities.

-w width

Force the output to the specified number of columns. As many entries as will fit on each line will be output.

terminal_name

The name of a terminal capability file to display. If the TERMINFO environment variable is not set, the file will be read from the /usr/lib/terminfo directory in a subdirectory named by the first letter of the terminal name. For example, the VT100 terminfo file is stored in: /usr/lib/terminfo/v/vt100. If set, the TERMINFO environment variable will define a directory where the compiled description file is read from. If a terminal_name is not specified, the terminal named in the TERM environment variable will be used.

Description:

The infocmp utility is used to output the contents of a previously compiled terminfo capability file in a number of formats. The default format is suitable for editing and recompilation with the tic utility. The output is sorted such that the Boolean capabilities are output first, followed by the integer capabilities and then the string fields. The infocmp utility, executed without any options, will produce the terminfo description of the currently defined terminal in a form suitable for editing and recompilation with the tic utility.

If no options are specified and zero or one terminal name is specified, the -I option is assumed.

See also:

tic, terminfo technical note (available on QUICS)

John Strang, Linda Mui, & Tim O'Reilly, termcap & terminfo, O'Reilly and Associates, 1988.