Cygwin terminfo file
File type: Various data file
A .10rv file is a compiled terminfo entry used by Cygwin, a POSIX-compatible environment for Microsoft Windows.
It provides terminal capability information that Cygwin terminal applications use to display text and perform screen, cursor, and keyboard operations correctly.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 28, 2026
The .10rv file extension identifies a compiled terminal-information database entry belonging to Cygwin. Cygwin provides a Linux-like command-line environment and Unix-compatible tools for Microsoft Windows.
The file contains terminal definitions, including control sequences and other capabilities used by terminal-handling libraries such as ncurses. These definitions allow applications to adapt their output to the terminal in which they are running.
Cygwin stores terminfo entries as part of its terminal-support data, typically alongside other entries in its terminfo database. The files are intended for use by Cygwin software rather than for direct editing.
A .10rv file is a compiled data file and is not normally opened in a Windows application. Cygwin terminal programs read the entry automatically when they need terminal capability information.
To inspect the entry, use Cygwin's infocmp utility from a Cygwin terminal. A text editor may display the binary contents, but it will not provide a useful or editable representation.
There is normally no reason to convert a .10rv file. It is a compiled terminfo entry used directly by Cygwin.
When a text representation is needed, Cygwin's infocmp utility can decompile the entry to terminfo source. The source can then be compiled again with the terminfo compiler supplied with Cygwin; this is a rebuild rather than a conversion to a general-purpose format.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving 10rv files:
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