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6 .TH LIBCURSES 3XCURSES "May 13, 2017"
7 .SH NAME
8 libcurses \- X/Open Curses library
9 .SH SYNOPSIS
10 .LP
11 .nf
12 cc [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-I\fR \fB/usr/xpg4/include\fR \fB-L\fR \fB/usr/xpg4/lib\fR \e
13 \fB-R\fR \fB/usr/xpg4/lib\fR \fB-lcurses\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
14 .fi
16 .LP
17 .nf
18 c89 [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lcurses\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
20 #include <curses.h>
21 .fi
23 .SH DESCRIPTION
24 .LP
25 Functions in this library provide a terminal-independent method of updating
26 character screens with reasonable optimization, conforming to X/Open Curses,
27 Issue 4, Version 2.
28 .SH INTERFACES
29 .LP
30 The shared object \fBlibcurses.so.2\fR provides the public interfaces defined
31 below. See \fBIntro\fR(3) for additional information on shared object
32 interfaces.
33 .sp
35 .sp
36 .TS
37 l l
38 l l .
39 \fBCOLORS\fR    \fBCOLOR_PAIR\fR
40 \fBCOLOR_PAIRS\fR       \fBCOLS\fR
41 \fBLINES\fR     \fBPAIR_NUMBER\fR
42 \fBadd_wch\fR   \fBadd_wchnstr\fR
43 \fBadd_wchstr\fR        \fBaddch\fR
44 \fBaddchnstr\fR \fBaddchstr\fR
45 \fBaddnstr\fR   \fBaddnwstr\fR
46 \fBaddstr\fR    \fBaddwstr\fR
47 \fBattr_get\fR  \fBattr_off\fR
48 \fBattr_on\fR   \fBattr_set\fR
49 \fBattroff\fR   \fBattron\fR
50 \fBattrset\fR   \fBbaudrate\fR
51 \fBbeep\fR      \fBbkgd\fR
52 \fBbkgdset\fR   \fBbkgrnd\fR
53 \fBbkgrndset\fR \fBborder\fR
54 \fBborder_set\fR        \fBbox\fR
55 \fBbox_set\fR   \fBcan_change_color\fR
56 \fBcbreak\fR    \fBchgat\fR
57 \fBclear\fR     \fBclearok\fR
58 \fBclrtobot\fR  \fBclrtoeol\fR
59 \fBcolor_content\fR     \fBcolor_set\fR
60 \fBcopywin\fR   \fBcur_term\fR
61 \fBcurs_set\fR  \fBcurscr\fR
62 \fBdef_prog_mode\fR     \fBdef_shell_mode\fR
63 \fBdel_curterm\fR       \fBdelay_output\fR
64 \fBdelch\fR     \fBdeleteln\fR
65 \fBdelscreen\fR \fBdelwin\fR
66 \fBderwin\fR    \fBdoupdate\fR
67 \fBdupwin\fR    \fBecho\fR
68 \fBecho_wchar\fR        \fBechochar\fR
69 \fBendwin\fR    \fBerase\fR
70 \fBerasechar\fR \fBerasewchar\fR
71 \fBfilter\fR    \fBflash\fR
72 \fBflushinp\fR  \fBget_wch\fR
73 \fBget_wstr\fR  \fBgetbkgd\fR
74 \fBgetbkgrnd\fR \fBgetcchar\fR
75 \fBgetch\fR     \fBgetn_wstr\fR
76 \fBgetnstr\fR   \fBgetstr\fR
77 \fBgetwin\fR    \fBhalfdelay\fR
78 \fBhas_colors\fR        \fBhas_ic\fR
79 \fBhas_il\fR    \fBhline\fR
80 \fBhline_set\fR \fBidcok\fR
81 \fBidlok\fR     \fBimmedok\fR
82 \fBin_wch\fR    \fBin_wchnstr\fR
83 \fBin_wchstr\fR \fBinch\fR
84 \fBinchnstr\fR  \fBinchstr\fR
85 \fBinit_color\fR        \fBinit_pair\fR
86 \fBinitscr\fR   \fBinnstr\fR
87 \fBinnwstr\fR   \fBins_nwstr\fR
88 \fBins_wch\fR   \fBins_wstr\fR
89 \fBinsch\fR     \fBinsdelln\fR
90 \fBinsertln\fR  \fBinsnstr\fR
91 \fBinsstr\fR    \fBinstr\fR
92 \fBintrflush\fR \fBinwstr\fR
93 \fBis_linetouched\fR    \fBis_wintouched\fR
94 \fBisendwin\fR  \fBkey_name\fR
95 \fBkeyname\fR   \fBkeypad\fR
96 \fBkillchar\fR  \fBkillwchar\fR
97 \fBleaveok\fR   \fBlongname\fR
98 \fBmeta\fR      \fBmove\fR
99 \fBmvadd_wch\fR \fBmvadd_wchnstr\fR
100 \fBmvadd_wchstr\fR      \fBmvaddch\fR
101 \fBmvaddchnstr\fR       \fBmvaddchstr\fR
102 \fBmvaddnstr\fR \fBmvaddnwstr\fR
103 \fBmvaddstr\fR  \fBmvaddwstr\fR
104 \fBmvchgat\fR   \fBmvcur\fR
105 \fBmvdelch\fR   \fBmvderwin\fR
106 \fBmvget_wch\fR \fBmvget_wstr\fR
107 \fBmvgetch\fR   \fBmvgetn_wstr\fR
108 \fBmvgetnstr\fR \fBmvgetstr\fR
109 \fBmvhline\fR   \fBmvhline_set\fR
110 \fBmvin_wch\fR  \fBmvin_wchnstr\fR
111 \fBmvin_wchstr\fR       \fBmvinch\fR
112 \fBmvinchnstr\fR        \fBmvinchstr\fR
113 \fBmvinnstr\fR  \fBmvinnwstr\fR
114 \fBmvins_nwstr\fR       \fBmvins_wch\fR
115 \fBmvins_wstr\fR        \fBmvinsch\fR
116 \fBmvinsnstr\fR \fBmvinsstr\fR
117 \fBmvinstr\fR   \fBmvinwstr\fR
118 \fBmvprintw\fR  \fBmvscanw\fR
119 \fBmvvline\fR   \fBmvvline_set\fR
120 \fBmvwadd_wch\fR        \fBmvwadd_wchnstr\fR
121 \fBmvwadd_wchstr\fR     \fBmvwaddch\fR
122 \fBmvwaddchnstr\fR      \fBmvwaddchstr\fR
123 \fBmvwaddnstr\fR        \fBmvwaddnwstr\fR
124 \fBmvwaddstr\fR \fBmvwaddwstr\fR
125 \fBmvwchgat\fR  \fBmvwdelch\fR
126 \fBmvwget_wch\fR        \fBmvwget_wstr\fR
127 \fBmvwgetch\fR  \fBmvwgetn_wstr\fR
128 \fBmvwgetnstr\fR        \fBmvwgetstr\fR
129 \fBmvwhline\fR  \fBmvwhline_set\fR
130 \fBmvwin\fR     \fBmvwin_wch\fR
131 \fBmvwin_wchnstr\fR     \fBmvwin_wchstr\fR
132 \fBmvwinch\fR   \fBmvwinchnstr\fR
133 \fBmvwinchstr\fR        \fBmvwinnstr\fR
134 \fBmvwinnwstr\fR        \fBmvwins_nwstr\fR
135 \fBmvwins_wch\fR        \fBmvwins_wstr\fR
136 \fBmvwinsch\fR  \fBmvwinsnstr\fR
137 \fBmvwinsstr\fR \fBmvwinstr\fR
138 \fBmvwinwstr\fR \fBmvwprintw\fR
139 \fBmvwscanw\fR  \fBmvwvline\fR
140 \fBmvwvline_set\fR      \fBnapms\fR
141 \fBnewpad\fR    \fBnewterm\fR
142 \fBnewwin\fR    \fBnl\fR
143 \fBnocbreak\fR  \fBnodelay\fR
144 \fBnoecho\fR    \fBnonl\fR
145 \fBnoqiflush\fR \fBnoraw\fR
146 \fBnotimeout\fR \fBoverlay\fR
147 \fBoverwrite\fR \fBpair_content\fR
148 \fBpecho_wchar\fR       \fBpechochar\fR
149 \fBpnoutrefresh\fR      \fBprefresh\fR
150 \fBprintw\fR    \fBputp\fR
151 \fBputwin\fR    \fBqiflush\fR
152 \fBraw\fR       \fBredrawwin\fR
153 \fBrefresh\fR   \fBreset_prog_mode\fR
154 \fBreset_shell_mode\fR  \fBresetty\fR
155 \fBrestartterm\fR       \fBripoffline\fR
156 \fBsavetty\fR   \fBscanw\fR
157 \fBscr_dump\fR  \fBscr_init\fR
158 \fBscr_restore\fR       \fBscr_set\fR
159 \fBscrl\fR      \fBscroll\fR
160 \fBscrollok\fR  \fBset_curterm\fR
161 \fBset_term\fR  \fBsetcchar\fR
162 \fBsetscrreg\fR \fBsetupterm\fR
163 \fBslk_attr_off\fR      \fBslk_attr_on\fR
164 \fBslk_attr_set\fR      \fBslk_attroff\fR
165 \fBslk_attron\fR        \fBslk_attrset\fR
166 \fBslk_clear\fR \fBslk_color\fR
167 \fBslk_init\fR  \fBslk_label\fR
168 \fBslk_noutrefresh\fR   \fBslk_refresh\fR
169 \fBslk_restore\fR       \fBslk_set\fR
170 \fBslk_touch\fR \fBslk_wset\fR
171 \fBstandend\fR  \fBstandout\fR
172 \fBstart_color\fR       \fBstdscr\fR
173 \fBsubpad\fR    \fBsubwin\fR
174 \fBsyncok\fR    \fBterm_attrs\fR
175 \fBtermattrs\fR \fBtermname\fR
176 \fBtgetent\fR   \fBtgetflag\fR
177 \fBtgetnum\fR   \fBtgetstr\fR
178 \fBtgoto\fR     \fBtigetflag\fR
179 \fBtigetnum\fR  \fBtigetstr\fR
180 \fBtimeout\fR   \fBtouchline\fR
181 \fBtouchwin\fR  \fBtparm\fR
182 \fBtputs\fR     \fBtypeahead\fR
183 \fBunctrl\fR    \fBunget_wch\fR
184 \fBungetch\fR   \fBuntouchwin\fR
185 \fBuse_env\fR   \fBvid_attr\fR
186 \fBvid_puts\fR  \fBvidattr\fR
187 \fBvidputs\fR   \fBvline\fR
188 \fBvline_set\fR \fBvw_printw\fR
189 \fBvw_scanw\fR  \fBvwprintw\fR
190 \fBvwscanw\fR   \fBwadd_wch\fR
191 \fBwadd_wchnstr\fR      \fBwadd_wchstr\fR
192 \fBwaddch\fR    \fBwaddchnstr\fR
193 \fBwaddchstr\fR \fBwaddnstr\fR
194 \fBwaddnwstr\fR \fBwaddstr\fR
195 \fBwaddwstr\fR  \fBwattr_get\fR
196 \fBwattr_off\fR \fBwattr_on\fR
197 \fBwattr_set\fR \fBwattroff\fR
198 \fBwattron\fR   \fBwattrset\fR
199 \fBwbkgd\fR     \fBwbkgdset\fR
200 \fBwbkgrnd\fR   \fBwbkgrndset\fR
201 \fBwborder\fR   \fBwborder_set\fR
202 \fBwchgat\fR    \fBwclear\fR
203 \fBwclrtobot\fR \fBwclrtoeol\fR
204 \fBwcolor_set\fR        \fBwcursyncup\fR
205 \fBwdelch\fR    \fBwdeleteln\fR
206 \fBwecho_wchar\fR       \fBwechochar\fR
207 \fBwerase\fR    \fBwget_wch\fR
208 \fBwget_wstr\fR \fBwgetbkgrnd\fR
209 \fBwgetch\fR    \fBwgetn_wstr\fR
210 \fBwgetnstr\fR  \fBwgetstr\fR
211 \fBwhline\fR    \fBwhline_set\fR
212 \fBwin_wch\fR   \fBwin_wchnstr\fR
213 \fBwin_wchstr\fR        \fBwinch\fR
214 \fBwinchnstr\fR \fBwinchstr\fR
215 \fBwinnstr\fR   \fBwinnwstr\fR
216 \fBwins_nwstr\fR        \fBwins_wch\fR
217 \fBwins_wstr\fR \fBwinsch\fR
218 \fBwinsdelln\fR \fBwinsertln\fR
219 \fBwinsnstr\fR  \fBwinsstr\fR
220 \fBwinstr\fR    \fBwinwstr\fR
221 \fBwmove\fR     \fBwnoutrefresh\fR
222 \fBwprintw\fR   \fBwredrawln\fR
223 \fBwrefresh\fR  \fBwscanw\fR
224 \fBwscrl\fR     \fBwsetscrreg\fR
225 \fBwstandend\fR \fBwstandout\fR
226 \fBwsyncdown\fR \fBwsyncup\fR
227 \fBwtimeout\fR  \fBwtouchln\fR
228 \fBwunctrl\fR   \fBwvline\fR
229 \fBwvline_set\fR        
232 .SH FILES
233 .ne 2
235 \fB\fB/usr/xpg4/lib/libcurses.so.1\fR\fR
237 .sp .6
238 .RS 4n
239 shared object for backward compatibility
243 .ne 2
245 \fB\fB/usr/xpg4/lib/libcurses.so.2\fR\fR
247 .sp .6
248 .RS 4n
249 shared object
253 .ne 2
255 \fB\fB/usr/xpg4/lib/64/libcurses.so.1\fR\fR
257 .sp .6
258 .RS 4n
259 64-bit shared object for backward compatibility
263 .ne 2
265 \fB\fB/usr/xpg4/lib/64/libcurses.so.2\fR\fR
267 .sp .6
268 .RS 4n
269 64-bit shared object
272 .SH NOTES
274 The \fBlibcurses.so.1\fR listed above is an earlier shared object that provides
275 the previous version of the X/Open Curses library (Issue 4). There is no binary
276 compatibility between \fBlibcurses.so.1\fR and \fBlibcurses.so.2\fR. This file
277 is provided for backwards compatibility and will be removed in a future release
278 of the operating system. There is no plan to fix any of its defects.
279 .SH ATTRIBUTES
281 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
286 box;
287 c | c
288 l | l .
289 ATTRIBUTE TYPE  ATTRIBUTE VALUE
291 Interface Stability     Standard
293 MT-Level        Unsafe
296 .SH SEE ALSO
298 \fBIntro\fR(3), \fBcurses\fR(3XCURSES), \fBlibcurses\fR(3LIB),
299 \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)