# man > infotocap(1)

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

## SYNOPSIS
       **infotocap **[_tic-option_] _file_ ...

### infotocap -V

## DESCRIPTION
       **infotocap  **translates  terminal  descriptions.  It looks in each given text _file_ for _terminfo_
       entries and, For each one found, it writes an analogous _termcap_ description to  the  standard
       output  stream.   _terminfo_  “**use**” capabilities translate 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**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tic/1/markdown), 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
       _/etc/terminfo_
              compiled terminal description database

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

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

## 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)

ncurses 6.4                                  2023-12-10                                 [_infotocap_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/infotocap/1/markdown)