captoinfo(1)
captoinfo(1)
NAME
captoinfo - convert a termcap description into a terminfo description
SYNOPSIS
captoinfo [-vn width] [-V] [-1] [-w width] file . . .
DESCRIPTION
captoinfo looks in file for termcap descriptions. For each one found, an equivalent terminfo description is
written to standard output. Termcap tc capabilities are translated directly to terminfo use capabilities.
If no file is given, then the environment variable TERMCAP is used for the filename or entry. If TERM-
CAP is a full pathname to a file, only the terminal whose name is specified in the environment variable
TERM is extracted from that file. If the environment variable TERMCAP is not set, then the file
/usr/share/terminfo is read.
-v
print out tracing information on standard error as the program runs.
-V
print out the version of the program in use on standard error and exit.
-1
cause the fields to print out one to a line. Otherwise, the fields will be printed several to a line to a
maximum width of 60 characters.
-w
change the output to width characters.
FILES
/usr/share/terminfo
Compiled terminal description database.
TRANSLATIONS FROM NONSTANDARD CAPABILITIES
Some obsolete nonstandard capabilities will automatically be translated into standard (SVr4/XSI Curses)
terminfo capabilities by captoinfo. Whenever one of these automatic translations is done, the program will
issue an notification to stderr, inviting the user to check that it has not mistakenly translated a completely
unknown and random capability and/or syntax error.
Nonstd
Std
From
Terminfo
name
name
capability
BO
mr
AT&T
enter_reverse_mode
CI
vi
AT&T
cursor_invisible
CV
ve
AT&T
cursor_normal
DS
mh
AT&T
enter_dim_mode
EE
me
AT&T
exit_attribute_mode
FE
LF
AT&T
label_on
FL
LO
AT&T
label_off
XS
mk
AT&T
enter_secure_mode
EN
@7
XENIX
key_end
GE
ae
XENIX
exit_alt_charset_mode
GS
as
XENIX
enter_alt_charset_mode
HM
kh
XENIX
key_home
LD
kL
XENIX
key_dl
PD
kN
XENIX
key_npage
PN
po
XENIX
prtr_off
PS
pf
XENIX
prtr_on
PU
kP
XENIX
key_ppage
RT
@8