/usr/bin/infocmp --help — Chainguard OS Manuals

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Usage: infocmp [options] [-A directory] [-B directory] [termname...]
Options:
  -0    print single-row                  -e    format output for C initializer
  -1    print single-column               -f    with -1, format complex strings
  -C    use termcap-names                 -g    format %'char' to %{number}
  -D    print database locations          -i    analyze initialization/reset
  -E    format output as C tables         -l    output terminfo names
  -F    compare terminfo-files            -n    list capabilities in neither
  -G    format %{number} to %'char'       -p    ignore padding specifiers
  -I    use terminfo-names                -Q number  dump compiled description
  -K    use termcap-names and BSD syntax  -q    brief listing, removes headers
  -L    use long names                    -r    with -C, output in termcap form
  -R subset (see man page)                -r    with -F, resolve use-references
  -T    eliminate size limits (test)      -s [d|i|l|c] sort fields
  -U    do not post-process entries       -t    suppress commented-out capabilities
  -V    print version                     -u    produce source with 'use='
  -W    wrap long strings per -w[n]       -v number  (verbose)
  -a    with -F, list commented-out caps  -w number  (width)
  -c    list common capabilities          -x    unknown capabilities are user-defined
  -d    list different capabilities

Options (33)

Option	Description	Source
`-0`	causes the fields to be printed on one line, without wrapping.	help + man
`-1`	print single-column -f with -1, format complex strings	help + man
`-C`	use termcap-names -g format %'char' to %{number}	help + man
`-D`	tells infocmp to print the database locations that it knows about, and exit.	help + man
`-E`	Dump the capabilities of the given terminal as tables, needed in the C initializer for a TERMTYPE structure (the terminal capability structure in the <term.h>).	help + man
`-F`	compare terminfo-files -n list capabilities in neither	help + man
`-G`	Display constant literals in decimal form rather than their character equivalents.	help + man
`-I`	use terminfo-names -Q number dump compiled description	help + man
`-K`	use termcap-names and BSD syntax -q brief listing, removes headers	help
`-L`	use long names -r with -C, output in termcap form	help
`-R` subset	-r with -F, resolve use-references	help
`-T`	eliminate size limits (test) -s [d\|i\|l\|c] sort fields	help + man
`-U`	tells infocmp to not post-process the data after parsing the source file.	help + man
`-V`	reports the version of ncurses which was used in this program, and exits.	help + man
`-W`	By itself, the -w option will not force long strings to be wrapped.	help + man
`-a`	tells infocmp to retain commented-out capabilities rather than discarding them.	help + man
`-c`	list common capabilities -x unknown capabilities are user-defined	help + man
`-d`	lists each capability that differs between two entries.	help + man
`-n`	lists capabilities that are in none of the given entries. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-e`	Dump the capabilities of the given terminal as a C initializer for a TERMTYPE structure (the terminal capability structure in the <term.h>). (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-f`	Display complex terminfo strings which contain if/then/else/endif expressions indented for readability. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-g`	Display constant character literals in quoted form rather than their decimal equivalents. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-i`	Analyze the initialization (is1, is2, is3), and reset (rs1, rs2, rs3), strings in the entry, as well as those used for starting/stopping cursor-positioning mode (smcup, rmcup) as well as… (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-l`	Set output format to terminfo. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-p`	Ignore padding specifications when comparing strings. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-Q` n	Rather than show source in terminfo (text) format, print the compiled (binary) format in hexadecimal or base64 form, depending on the option's value: (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-q`	This makes the output a little shorter: (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-Rsubset`	Restrict output to a given subset. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-r`	sets the subset to all capabilities. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-t`	tells tic to discard commented-out capabilities. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-v` n	prints out tracing information on standard error as the program runs. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-w` width	changes the output to width characters. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-x`	print information for user-defined capabilities (see user_caps(5). (in the manual page but not in --help)	man

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