Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site Glacier.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!oliveb!Glacier!@MIT-MC.ARPA:sdcsvax!sdcc3!mplvax!cdl@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU From: cdl@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU Newsgroups: fa.info-terms Subject: Re: TERMCAP > TERMINFO, HOW? Message-ID: <6@Glacier.ARPA> Date: Sat, 26-Oct-85 00:17:19 EST Article-I.D.: Glacier.6 Posted: Sat Oct 26 00:17:19 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 27-Oct-85 10:32:42 EST Sender: daemon@Glacier.ARPA Organization: Stanford University, IC Laboratory Lines: 15 From: sdcsvax!sdcc3!mplvax!cdl@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Carl Lowenstein) In article <2268@brl-tgr.ARPA> gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn) writes: >> 1. Is there some way to compile an "old" termcap entry >> into a terminfo entry? If so, how? > >Sure; use the "ex" script cvt.ex in libcurses/terminfo. Could you be more specific about which version of the operating system you are referring to. I do not find this file in 4.2BSD or in SysV release 2 (for the 3b2, including the terminfo package). Alternatively, if it is simple and not particulary secret, how about posting it for those who don't have your particular collection of utilities. -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego {ihnp4|decvax|akgua|dcdwest|ucbvax} !sdcsvax!mplvax!cdl