diff --git a/lenses/getcap.aug b/lenses/getcap.aug
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+(*
+Module: Getcap
+  Parses termcap-style capability databases
+
+Author: Matt Dainty <matt@bodgit-n-scarper.com>
+
+About: Reference
+       - man 3 getcap
+       - man 5 login.conf
+       - man 5 printcap
+       - man 5 rtadvd.conf
+       - man 5 termcap
+
+Each line represents a record consisting of a number of ':'-separated fields
+the first of which is the name or identifier for the record. Records can be
+split across multiple lines with '\'.
+
+*)
+
+module Getcap =
+  autoload xfm
+
+  let eol        = Util.eol
+
+  let comment    = Util.comment
+  let empty      = Util.empty
+
+  (* field must not contain ':' unless quoted or '\'-escaped  *)
+  let field      = /([^:\n]|\\\\:)+|[^:\n]*(\"[^\n]+\"[^:\n]*)+/
+
+  let sep        = del /:|:[ \t]*\\\\\n[ \t]*:/ ":"
+  let name       = store field . sep
+  let capability = [ label "capability" . store field . sep ]
+  let record     = [ seq "record" . name . capability+ . eol ]
+
+  let lns = ( empty | comment | record )*
+
+  let filter = incl "/etc/login.conf"
+             . incl "/etc/printcap"
+             . incl "/etc/rtadvd.conf"
+             . incl "/usr/share/misc/termcap"
+             . Util.stdexcl
+
+  let xfm = transform lns filter
+
+(* Local Variables: *)
+(* mode: caml       *)
+(* End:             *)
diff --git a/lenses/tests/test_getcap.aug b/lenses/tests/test_getcap.aug
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+module Test_getcap =
+
+  (* Example from getcap(3) *)
+  let getcap = "example|an example of binding multiple values to names:\
+     :foo%bar:foo^blah:foo@:\
+     :abc%xyz:abc^frap:abc$@:\
+     :tc=more:
+"
+  (* Taken from the standard /etc/login.conf *)
+  let login_conf = "# Default allowed authentication styles
+auth-defaults:auth=passwd,skey:
+
+# Default allowed authentication styles for authentication type ftp
+auth-ftp-defaults:auth-ftp=passwd:
+
+#
+# The default values
+# To alter the default authentication types change the line:
+#       :tc=auth-defaults:\
+# to be read something like: (enables passwd, \"myauth\", and activ)
+#       :auth=passwd,myauth,activ:\
+# Any value changed in the daemon class should be reset in default
+# class.
+#
+default:\
+        :path=/usr/bin /bin /usr/sbin /sbin /usr/X11R6/bin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin:\
+        :umask=022:\
+        :datasize-max=512M:\
+        :datasize-cur=512M:\
+        :maxproc-max=256:\
+        :maxproc-cur=128:\
+        :openfiles-cur=512:\
+        :stacksize-cur=4M:\
+        :localcipher=blowfish,8:\
+        :ypcipher=old:\
+        :tc=auth-defaults:\
+        :tc=auth-ftp-defaults:
+"
+
+  (* Example from rtadvd.conf(5) *)
+  let rtadvd_conf = "default:\
+        :chlim#64:raflags#0:rltime#1800:rtime#0:retrans#0:\
+        :pinfoflags=\"la\":vltime#2592000:pltime#604800:mtu#0:
+ef0:\
+        :addr=\"2001:db8:ffff:1000::\":prefixlen#64:tc=default:
+"
+
+  (* Sample /etc/printcap *)
+  let printcap = "#       $OpenBSD: printcap,v 1.1 2014/07/12 03:52:39 deraadt Exp $
+
+lp|local line printer:\
+        :lp=/dev/lp:sd=/var/spool/output:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
+
+rp|remote line printer:\
+        :lp=:rm=printhost:rp=lp:sd=/var/spool/output:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
+"
+
+  (* Sample termcap entry with escaped ':''s *)
+  let termcap = "vt420pc|DEC VT420 w/PC keyboard:\
+        :@7=\E[4~:F1=\E[23~:F2=\E[24~:F3=\E[11;2~:F4=\E[12;2~:\
+        :F5=\E[13;2~:F6=\E[14;2~:F7=\E[15;2~:F8=\E[17;2~:\
+        :F9=\E[18;2~:FA=\E[19;2~:FB=\E[20;2~:FC=\E[21;2~:\
+        :FD=\E[23;2~:FE=\E[24;2~:FF=\E[23~:FG=\E[24~:FH=\E[25~:\
+        :FI=\E[26~:FJ=\E[28~:FK=\E[29~:FL=\E[31~:FM=\E[32~:\
+        :FN=\E[33~:FO=\E[34~:FP=\E[35~:FQ=\E[36~:FR=\E[23;2~:\
+        :FS=\E[24;2~:FT=\E[25;2~:FU=\E[26;2~:FV=\E[28;2~:\
+        :FW=\E[29;2~:FX=\E[31;2~:FY=\E[32;2~:FZ=\E[33;2~:\
+        :Fa=\E[34;2~:Fb=\E[35;2~:Fc=\E[36;2~:\
+        :S6=USR_TERM\:vt420pcdos\::k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:\
+        :k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~:k5=\E[15~:k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:\
+        :k8=\E[19~:k9=\E[20~:k;=\E[21~:kD=\177:kh=\E[H:\
+        :..px=\EP1;1|%?%{16}%p1%>%t%{0}%e%{21}%p1%>%t%{1}%e%{25}%p1%>%t%{2}%e%{27}%p1%>%t%{3}%e%{30}%p1%>%t%{4}%e%{5}%;%p1%+%d/%p2%s\E\\:\
+        :tc=vt420:
+"
+
+test Getcap.lns get getcap =
+  { "1" = "example|an example of binding multiple values to names"
+    { "capability" = "foo%bar" }
+    { "capability" = "foo^blah" }
+    { "capability" = "foo@" }
+    { "capability" = "abc%xyz" }
+    { "capability" = "abc^frap" }
+    { "capability" = "abc$@" }
+    { "capability" = "tc=more" }
+  }
+
+test Getcap.lns get login_conf =
+  { "#comment" = "Default allowed authentication styles" }
+  { "1" = "auth-defaults"
+    { "capability" = "auth=passwd,skey" }
+  }
+  {  }
+  { "#comment" = "Default allowed authentication styles for authentication type ftp" }
+  { "2" = "auth-ftp-defaults"
+    { "capability" = "auth-ftp=passwd" }
+  }
+  {  }
+  {  }
+  { "#comment" = "The default values" }
+  { "#comment" = "To alter the default authentication types change the line:" }
+  { "#comment" = ":tc=auth-defaults:\\" }
+  { "#comment" = "to be read something like: (enables passwd, \"myauth\", and activ)" }
+  { "#comment" = ":auth=passwd,myauth,activ:\\" }
+  { "#comment" = "Any value changed in the daemon class should be reset in default" }
+  { "#comment" = "class." }
+  {  }
+  { "3" = "default"
+    { "capability" = "path=/usr/bin /bin /usr/sbin /sbin /usr/X11R6/bin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin" }
+    { "capability" = "umask=022" }
+    { "capability" = "datasize-max=512M" }
+    { "capability" = "datasize-cur=512M" }
+    { "capability" = "maxproc-max=256" }
+    { "capability" = "maxproc-cur=128" }
+    { "capability" = "openfiles-cur=512" }
+    { "capability" = "stacksize-cur=4M" }
+    { "capability" = "localcipher=blowfish,8" }
+    { "capability" = "ypcipher=old" }
+    { "capability" = "tc=auth-defaults" }
+    { "capability" = "tc=auth-ftp-defaults" }
+  }
+
+test Getcap.lns get rtadvd_conf =
+  { "1" = "default"
+    { "capability" = "chlim#64" }
+    { "capability" = "raflags#0" }
+    { "capability" = "rltime#1800" }
+    { "capability" = "rtime#0" }
+    { "capability" = "retrans#0" }
+    { "capability" = "pinfoflags=\"la\"" }
+    { "capability" = "vltime#2592000" }
+    { "capability" = "pltime#604800" }
+    { "capability" = "mtu#0" }
+  }
+  { "2" = "ef0"
+    { "capability" = "addr=\"2001:db8:ffff:1000::\"" }
+    { "capability" = "prefixlen#64" }
+    { "capability" = "tc=default" }
+  }
+
+test Getcap.lns get printcap =
+  { "#comment" = "$OpenBSD: printcap,v 1.1 2014/07/12 03:52:39 deraadt Exp $" }
+  {  }
+  { "1" = "lp|local line printer"
+    { "capability" = "lp=/dev/lp" }
+    { "capability" = "sd=/var/spool/output" }
+    { "capability" = "lf=/var/log/lpd-errs" }
+  }
+  {  }
+  { "2" = "rp|remote line printer"
+    { "capability" = "lp=" }
+    { "capability" = "rm=printhost" }
+    { "capability" = "rp=lp" }
+    { "capability" = "sd=/var/spool/output" }
+    { "capability" = "lf=/var/log/lpd-errs" }
+  }
+
+test Getcap.lns get termcap =
+  { "#comment" = "The entries for stv52 and stv52pc probably need a revision." }
+  { "1" = "stv52|MiNT virtual console"
+    { "capability" = "am" }
+    { "capability" = "ms" }
+    { "capability" = "co#80" }
+    { "capability" = "it#8" }
+    { "capability" = "li#30" }
+    { "capability" = "%1=\EH" }
+    { "capability" = "&8=\EK" }
+    { "capability" = "F1=\Ep" }
+    { "capability" = "F2=\Eq" }
+    { "capability" = "F3=\Er" }
+    { "capability" = "F4=\Es" }
+    { "capability" = "F5=\Et" }
+    { "capability" = "F6=\Eu" }
+    { "capability" = "F7=\Ev" }
+    { "capability" = "F8=\Ew" }
+    { "capability" = "F9=\Ex" }
+    { "capability" = "FA=\Ey" }
+    { "capability" = "al=\EL" }
+    { "capability" = "bl=^G" }
+    { "capability" = "cd=\EJ" }
+    { "capability" = "ce=\EK" }
+    { "capability" = "cl=\EE" }
+    { "capability" = "cm=\EY%+ %+ " }
+    { "capability" = "cr=^M" }
+    { "capability" = "dl=\EM" }
+    { "capability" = "do=\EB" }
+    { "capability" = "ho=\EH" }
+    { "capability" = "k1=\EP" }
+    { "capability" = "k2=\EQ" }
+    { "capability" = "k3=\ER" }
+    { "capability" = "k4=\ES" }
+    { "capability" = "k5=\ET" }
+    { "capability" = "k6=\EU" }
+    { "capability" = "k7=\EV" }
+    { "capability" = "k8=\EW" }
+    { "capability" = "k9=\EX" }
+    { "capability" = "k;=\EY" }
+    { "capability" = "kD=\177" }
+    { "capability" = "kI=\EI" }
+    { "capability" = "kN=\Eb" }
+    { "capability" = "kP=\Ea" }
+    { "capability" = "kb=^H" }
+    { "capability" = "kd=\EB" }
+    { "capability" = "kh=\EE" }
+    { "capability" = "kl=\ED" }
+    { "capability" = "kr=\EC" }
+    { "capability" = "ku=\EA" }
+    { "capability" = "le=^H" }
+    { "capability" = "mb=\Er" }
+    { "capability" = "md=\EyA" }
+    { "capability" = "me=\Ez_" }
+    { "capability" = "mh=\Em" }
+    { "capability" = "mr=\Ep" }
+    { "capability" = "nd=\EC" }
+    { "capability" = "nw=2*\\r\\n" }
+    { "capability" = "op=\Eb@\EcO" }
+    { "capability" = "r1=\Ez_\Eb@\EcA" }
+    { "capability" = "se=\Eq" }
+    { "capability" = "sf=2*\\n" }
+    { "capability" = "so=\Ep" }
+    { "capability" = "sr=2*\EI" }
+    { "capability" = "ta=^I" }
+    { "capability" = "te=\Ev\E. \Ee\Ez_" }
+    { "capability" = "ti=\Ev\Ee\Ez_" }
+    { "capability" = "ue=\EzH" }
+    { "capability" = "up=\EA" }
+    { "capability" = "us=\EyH" }
+    { "capability" = "ve=\E. \Ee" }
+    { "capability" = "vi=\Ef" }
+    { "capability" = "vs=\E.\"" }
+  }
+
+test Getcap.lns get termcap =
+  { "1" = "vt420pc|DEC VT420 w/PC keyboard"
+    { "capability" = "@7=\E[4~" }
+    { "capability" = "F1=\E[23~" }
+    { "capability" = "F2=\E[24~" }
+    { "capability" = "F3=\E[11;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "F4=\E[12;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "F5=\E[13;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "F6=\E[14;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "F7=\E[15;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "F8=\E[17;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "F9=\E[18;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FA=\E[19;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FB=\E[20;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FC=\E[21;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FD=\E[23;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FE=\E[24;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FF=\E[23~" }
+    { "capability" = "FG=\E[24~" }
+    { "capability" = "FH=\E[25~" }
+    { "capability" = "FI=\E[26~" }
+    { "capability" = "FJ=\E[28~" }
+    { "capability" = "FK=\E[29~" }
+    { "capability" = "FL=\E[31~" }
+    { "capability" = "FM=\E[32~" }
+    { "capability" = "FN=\E[33~" }
+    { "capability" = "FO=\E[34~" }
+    { "capability" = "FP=\E[35~" }
+    { "capability" = "FQ=\E[36~" }
+    { "capability" = "FR=\E[23;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FS=\E[24;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FT=\E[25;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FU=\E[26;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FV=\E[28;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FW=\E[29;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FX=\E[31;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FY=\E[32;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "FZ=\E[33;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "Fa=\E[34;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "Fb=\E[35;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "Fc=\E[36;2~" }
+    { "capability" = "S6=USR_TERM\\:vt420pcdos\\:" }
+    { "capability" = "k1=\E[11~" }
+    { "capability" = "k2=\E[12~" }
+    { "capability" = "k3=\E[13~" }
+    { "capability" = "k4=\E[14~" }
+    { "capability" = "k5=\E[15~" }
+    { "capability" = "k6=\E[17~" }
+    { "capability" = "k7=\E[18~" }
+    { "capability" = "k8=\E[19~" }
+    { "capability" = "k9=\E[20~" }
+    { "capability" = "k;=\E[21~" }
+    { "capability" = "kD=\177" }
+    { "capability" = "kh=\E[H" }
+    { "capability" = "..px=\EP1;1|%?%{16}%p1%>%t%{0}%e%{21}%p1%>%t%{1}%e%{25}%p1%>%t%{2}%e%{27}%p1%>%t%{3}%e%{30}%p1%>%t%{4}%e%{5}%;%p1%+%d/%p2%s\E\" }
+    { "capability" = "tc=vt420" }
+  }
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index da8173883..163224f4d 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ lens_tests =			\
   lens-fstab.sh			\
   lens-fuse.sh			\
   lens-gdm.sh			\
+  lens-getcap.sh		\
   lens-group.sh			\
   lens-gshadow.sh			\
   lens-gtkbookmarks.sh			\