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tic

Compile terminfo and install for ncurses. tldr-pages

GTFOBins file-read 1 documented command

How tic is abused

documented by GTFOBins

file-read

-C

Each abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for tic.

1 documented command

from GTFOBins, each read by CmdID

file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID

This translates a terminfo file from source format into compiled format. It will attempt to translate an arbitrary file and output the contents of the file on failure.

tic -C /path/to/input-file

Identify

The command CmdID reads trips no Sigma process-creation rule. This command is, with GTFOBins’ notes, from GTFOBins, at commit acd524623f9c of 2026-05-27, under the GPL-3.0, with no warranty. Changed: Markdown is shown formatted. The source is in lolbas-gtfobins-commands.json.gz, and the full entry is on GTFOBins’s page for tic. CmdID reads the line that runs tic.

Everyday use

from tldr-pages, CC BY 4.0

Compile and install terminfo for a terminal

tic -xe terminal path/to/terminal.infoIdentify

Check terminfo file for errors

tic -c path/to/terminal.infoIdentify

Print database locations

tic -DIdentify

None of the 3 examples CmdID reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.

tic

How tic is abused

1 documented command

Everyday use

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