tic

Compile and install terminfo

$ tic -xe [terminal] [path/to/terminal.info]

$ tic -c [path/to/terminal.info]

$ tic -D

tic [OPTIONS] FILE

tic compiles terminfo source files into the binary format used by ncurses and other terminal-handling libraries. The compiled descriptions are installed into the terminfo database where programs can look them up.
Terminfo describes terminal capabilities like cursor movement, color support, and special keys.

-c

Check terminfo file for errors without installing

Compile and treat unknown capabilities as user-defined

Compile only specified terminal names

Print database locations

Write compiled files to specified directory

Verbose output (0-10)

Installing to system directories requires root privileges. Syntax errors in source files prevent compilation. Use -c to validate before installing.

tic is part of the ncurses library, the standard terminal handling library for Unix-like systems. Terminfo replaced the older termcap format for describing terminal capabilities.

infocmp(1), toe(1), terminfo(5)