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From: jc@minya.UUCP (John Chambers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: termcaps vs terminfo
Message-ID: <418@minya.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 28-Nov-87 16:32:34 EST
Article-I.D.: minya.418
Posted: Sat Nov 28 16:32:34 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 1-Dec-87 06:00:13 EST
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Summary: Where does one find captoinfo?

> >What I would like to do is take the termdef in termcap and compile it and
> >put it in the /usr/lib/terminfo.
> 
> look at "captoinfo". The man page says:
>	 captoinfo - convert a termcap description into a terminfo description
> Isn't it nice when you find a tool that does exactly what you wanted?
    
Sure is.  But it doesn't exist in any of the libraries here.  Does
anyone out there know how to get ahold of this program?  Is it a
commercial product or part of some Unix license?  Is it PD?  Lots
of people might have a use for it.

[It sure would be nice if I could run rn or vnews from this terminal. :-]




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John Chambers <{adelie,ima,maynard,mit-eddie}!minya!{jc,root}> (617/484-6393)