Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site mplvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcc3!mplvax!cdl From: cdl@mplvax.UUCP (Carl Lowenstein) Newsgroups: net.info-terms Subject: Re: TERMCAP > TERMINFO, HOW? Message-ID: <222@mplvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 12:07:54 EDT Article-I.D.: mplvax.222 Posted: Wed Oct 23 12:07:54 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 04:51:26 EDT References: <811@houxa.UUCP> <2268@brl-tgr.ARPA> Reply-To: cdl@mplvax.UUCP (Carl Lowenstein) Organization: Marine Physical Laborator of SIO at UCSD Lines: 16 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