INFOCMP(1) | General Commands Manual | INFOCMP(1)

# NAME

`infocmp` —
compare or print compiled terminfo descriptions

# SYNOPSIS

`infocmp` | [`-1acnqux`] [`-A` database] [`-B` database] [`-w` cols] [term ...]

# DESCRIPTION

The `infocmp` reconstructs the first available terminfo(5) definition found for term and prints the result in a terminfo(5) format. Capability types are grouped together and new types start new lines, first flags, then numbers, then strings. Capabilities are sorted by their name. If a second term is given then the capabilities are compared against each other.

The following options are available:

`-1`
  Print one capability per line.
`-A` database
  Use this database to load the first terminal definition.
`-B` database
  Use this database to load subsequent terminal definitions.
`-a`
  Include commented out capabilities. This only works if the database was compiled with the `-a` flag passed to tic(1). This also sets the `-x` flag as `infocmp` retains commented out capabilities as non standard.
`-c`
  Print capabilities common to each definition.
`-n`
  Print capabilities that do not exist in either definition.
`-q`
  Make the comparison listing shorter by omitting subheadings and using - for absent capabilities, @ for canceled capabilities rather than `NULL`.
`-u`
  Build a new terminal description for the first terminal description, using subsequent terminal descriptions. This also sets the `-a` flag.
`-w` cols
  Limit the width to cols.
`-x`
  Include non-standard capabilities. More `-x` only handles non-standard capabilities. This only works if the database was compiled with the `-x` flag passed to tic(1).

# ENVIRONMENT

`COLUMNS`
  Override columns returned by the output terminal. `-w` cols supersedes this.
`TERM`
  `infocmp` uses the contents of the `TERM` environment variable if no terminal name is given on the command line.

# EXIT STATUS

The `infocmp` utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

# SEE ALSO

tic(1), terminfo(5)

# STANDARDS

The `infocmp` utility outputs information that conforms to the X/Open Curses Issue 4, Version 2 (“XCURSES4.2”) standard.

# AUTHORS

Roy Marples <roy@NetBSD.org>

February 5, 2010 | NetBSD 9.0