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tic

Compile terminfo and install for ncurses. More information: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xcurses/terminfo.html.

• Compile and install terminfo for a terminal:

tic -xe {{terminal}} {{path/to/terminal.info}}

• Check terminfo file for errors:

tic -c {{path/to/terminal.info}}

• Print database locations:

tic -D