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## NAME
       **infotocap** - convert a _terminfo_ description into a _termcap_ description

## SYNOPSIS
       **infotocap** [**-v**_n_ _width_]  [**-V**] [**-1**] [**-w** _width_] _file_ ...

## DESCRIPTION
       **infotocap**  looks  in  each  given text _file_ for **terminfo** descriptions.  For each terminfo de‐
       scription found, an equivalent **termcap** description is written to standard  output.   Terminfo
       **use** capabilities are translated directly to termcap **tc** capabilities.

### -v

### -V

### -1
            eral to a line to a maximum width of 60 characters.

### -w

## FILES
       /etc/terminfo       Compiled terminal description database.

## NOTES
       This utility is actually a link to **tic**, running in _-C_ mode.  You can use  other  **tic**  options
       such as **-f** and  **-x**.

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

## SEE ALSO
       [**infocmp**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/infocmp/1/markdown), [**tic**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tic/1/markdown), [**ncurses**(3NCURSES)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ncurses/3NCURSES/markdown), [**terminfo**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/terminfo/5/markdown)

       This describes **ncurses** version 6.3 (patch 20211021).

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



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