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.TH LIBCURSES 3XCURSES "May 13, 2017"
.SH NAME
libcurses \- X/Open Curses library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-I\fR \fB/usr/xpg4/include\fR \fB-L\fR \fB/usr/xpg4/lib\fR \e
\fB-R\fR \fB/usr/xpg4/lib\fR \fB-lcurses\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
.fi

.LP
.nf
c89 [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lcurses\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]

#include <curses.h>
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
Functions in this library provide a terminal-independent method of updating
character screens with reasonable optimization, conforming to X/Open Curses,
Issue 4, Version 2.
.SH INTERFACES
.LP
The shared object \fBlibcurses.so.2\fR provides the public interfaces defined
below. See \fBIntro\fR(3) for additional information on shared object
interfaces.
.sp

.sp
.TS
l l
l l .
\fBCOLORS\fR	\fBCOLOR_PAIR\fR
\fBCOLOR_PAIRS\fR	\fBCOLS\fR
\fBLINES\fR	\fBPAIR_NUMBER\fR
\fBadd_wch\fR	\fBadd_wchnstr\fR
\fBadd_wchstr\fR	\fBaddch\fR
\fBaddchnstr\fR	\fBaddchstr\fR
\fBaddnstr\fR	\fBaddnwstr\fR
\fBaddstr\fR	\fBaddwstr\fR
\fBattr_get\fR	\fBattr_off\fR
\fBattr_on\fR	\fBattr_set\fR
\fBattroff\fR	\fBattron\fR
\fBattrset\fR	\fBbaudrate\fR
\fBbeep\fR	\fBbkgd\fR
\fBbkgdset\fR	\fBbkgrnd\fR
\fBbkgrndset\fR	\fBborder\fR
\fBborder_set\fR	\fBbox\fR
\fBbox_set\fR	\fBcan_change_color\fR
\fBcbreak\fR	\fBchgat\fR
\fBclear\fR	\fBclearok\fR
\fBclrtobot\fR	\fBclrtoeol\fR
\fBcolor_content\fR	\fBcolor_set\fR
\fBcopywin\fR	\fBcur_term\fR
\fBcurs_set\fR	\fBcurscr\fR
\fBdef_prog_mode\fR	\fBdef_shell_mode\fR
\fBdel_curterm\fR	\fBdelay_output\fR
\fBdelch\fR	\fBdeleteln\fR
\fBdelscreen\fR	\fBdelwin\fR
\fBderwin\fR	\fBdoupdate\fR
\fBdupwin\fR	\fBecho\fR
\fBecho_wchar\fR	\fBechochar\fR
\fBendwin\fR	\fBerase\fR
\fBerasechar\fR	\fBerasewchar\fR
\fBfilter\fR	\fBflash\fR
\fBflushinp\fR	\fBget_wch\fR
\fBget_wstr\fR	\fBgetbkgd\fR
\fBgetbkgrnd\fR	\fBgetcchar\fR
\fBgetch\fR	\fBgetn_wstr\fR
\fBgetnstr\fR	\fBgetstr\fR
\fBgetwin\fR	\fBhalfdelay\fR
\fBhas_colors\fR	\fBhas_ic\fR
\fBhas_il\fR	\fBhline\fR
\fBhline_set\fR	\fBidcok\fR
\fBidlok\fR	\fBimmedok\fR
\fBin_wch\fR	\fBin_wchnstr\fR
\fBin_wchstr\fR	\fBinch\fR
\fBinchnstr\fR	\fBinchstr\fR
\fBinit_color\fR	\fBinit_pair\fR
\fBinitscr\fR	\fBinnstr\fR
\fBinnwstr\fR	\fBins_nwstr\fR
\fBins_wch\fR	\fBins_wstr\fR
\fBinsch\fR	\fBinsdelln\fR
\fBinsertln\fR	\fBinsnstr\fR
\fBinsstr\fR	\fBinstr\fR
\fBintrflush\fR	\fBinwstr\fR
\fBis_linetouched\fR	\fBis_wintouched\fR
\fBisendwin\fR	\fBkey_name\fR
\fBkeyname\fR	\fBkeypad\fR
\fBkillchar\fR	\fBkillwchar\fR
\fBleaveok\fR	\fBlongname\fR
\fBmeta\fR	\fBmove\fR
\fBmvadd_wch\fR	\fBmvadd_wchnstr\fR
\fBmvadd_wchstr\fR	\fBmvaddch\fR
\fBmvaddchnstr\fR	\fBmvaddchstr\fR
\fBmvaddnstr\fR	\fBmvaddnwstr\fR
\fBmvaddstr\fR	\fBmvaddwstr\fR
\fBmvchgat\fR	\fBmvcur\fR
\fBmvdelch\fR	\fBmvderwin\fR
\fBmvget_wch\fR	\fBmvget_wstr\fR
\fBmvgetch\fR	\fBmvgetn_wstr\fR
\fBmvgetnstr\fR	\fBmvgetstr\fR
\fBmvhline\fR	\fBmvhline_set\fR
\fBmvin_wch\fR	\fBmvin_wchnstr\fR
\fBmvin_wchstr\fR	\fBmvinch\fR
\fBmvinchnstr\fR	\fBmvinchstr\fR
\fBmvinnstr\fR	\fBmvinnwstr\fR
\fBmvins_nwstr\fR	\fBmvins_wch\fR
\fBmvins_wstr\fR	\fBmvinsch\fR
\fBmvinsnstr\fR	\fBmvinsstr\fR
\fBmvinstr\fR	\fBmvinwstr\fR
\fBmvprintw\fR	\fBmvscanw\fR
\fBmvvline\fR	\fBmvvline_set\fR
\fBmvwadd_wch\fR	\fBmvwadd_wchnstr\fR
\fBmvwadd_wchstr\fR	\fBmvwaddch\fR
\fBmvwaddchnstr\fR	\fBmvwaddchstr\fR
\fBmvwaddnstr\fR	\fBmvwaddnwstr\fR
\fBmvwaddstr\fR	\fBmvwaddwstr\fR
\fBmvwchgat\fR	\fBmvwdelch\fR
\fBmvwget_wch\fR	\fBmvwget_wstr\fR
\fBmvwgetch\fR	\fBmvwgetn_wstr\fR
\fBmvwgetnstr\fR	\fBmvwgetstr\fR
\fBmvwhline\fR	\fBmvwhline_set\fR
\fBmvwin\fR	\fBmvwin_wch\fR
\fBmvwin_wchnstr\fR	\fBmvwin_wchstr\fR
\fBmvwinch\fR	\fBmvwinchnstr\fR
\fBmvwinchstr\fR	\fBmvwinnstr\fR
\fBmvwinnwstr\fR	\fBmvwins_nwstr\fR
\fBmvwins_wch\fR	\fBmvwins_wstr\fR
\fBmvwinsch\fR	\fBmvwinsnstr\fR
\fBmvwinsstr\fR	\fBmvwinstr\fR
\fBmvwinwstr\fR	\fBmvwprintw\fR
\fBmvwscanw\fR	\fBmvwvline\fR
\fBmvwvline_set\fR	\fBnapms\fR
\fBnewpad\fR	\fBnewterm\fR
\fBnewwin\fR	\fBnl\fR
\fBnocbreak\fR	\fBnodelay\fR
\fBnoecho\fR	\fBnonl\fR
\fBnoqiflush\fR	\fBnoraw\fR
\fBnotimeout\fR	\fBoverlay\fR
\fBoverwrite\fR	\fBpair_content\fR
\fBpecho_wchar\fR	\fBpechochar\fR
\fBpnoutrefresh\fR	\fBprefresh\fR
\fBprintw\fR	\fBputp\fR
\fBputwin\fR	\fBqiflush\fR
\fBraw\fR	\fBredrawwin\fR
\fBrefresh\fR	\fBreset_prog_mode\fR
\fBreset_shell_mode\fR	\fBresetty\fR
\fBrestartterm\fR	\fBripoffline\fR
\fBsavetty\fR	\fBscanw\fR
\fBscr_dump\fR	\fBscr_init\fR
\fBscr_restore\fR	\fBscr_set\fR
\fBscrl\fR	\fBscroll\fR
\fBscrollok\fR	\fBset_curterm\fR
\fBset_term\fR	\fBsetcchar\fR
\fBsetscrreg\fR	\fBsetupterm\fR
\fBslk_attr_off\fR	\fBslk_attr_on\fR
\fBslk_attr_set\fR	\fBslk_attroff\fR
\fBslk_attron\fR	\fBslk_attrset\fR
\fBslk_clear\fR	\fBslk_color\fR
\fBslk_init\fR	\fBslk_label\fR
\fBslk_noutrefresh\fR	\fBslk_refresh\fR
\fBslk_restore\fR	\fBslk_set\fR
\fBslk_touch\fR	\fBslk_wset\fR
\fBstandend\fR	\fBstandout\fR
\fBstart_color\fR	\fBstdscr\fR
\fBsubpad\fR	\fBsubwin\fR
\fBsyncok\fR	\fBterm_attrs\fR
\fBtermattrs\fR	\fBtermname\fR
\fBtgetent\fR	\fBtgetflag\fR
\fBtgetnum\fR	\fBtgetstr\fR
\fBtgoto\fR	\fBtigetflag\fR
\fBtigetnum\fR	\fBtigetstr\fR
\fBtimeout\fR	\fBtouchline\fR
\fBtouchwin\fR	\fBtparm\fR
\fBtputs\fR	\fBtypeahead\fR
\fBunctrl\fR	\fBunget_wch\fR
\fBungetch\fR	\fBuntouchwin\fR
\fBuse_env\fR	\fBvid_attr\fR
\fBvid_puts\fR	\fBvidattr\fR
\fBvidputs\fR	\fBvline\fR
\fBvline_set\fR	\fBvw_printw\fR
\fBvw_scanw\fR	\fBvwprintw\fR
\fBvwscanw\fR	\fBwadd_wch\fR
\fBwadd_wchnstr\fR	\fBwadd_wchstr\fR
\fBwaddch\fR	\fBwaddchnstr\fR
\fBwaddchstr\fR	\fBwaddnstr\fR
\fBwaddnwstr\fR	\fBwaddstr\fR
\fBwaddwstr\fR	\fBwattr_get\fR
\fBwattr_off\fR	\fBwattr_on\fR
\fBwattr_set\fR	\fBwattroff\fR
\fBwattron\fR	\fBwattrset\fR
\fBwbkgd\fR	\fBwbkgdset\fR
\fBwbkgrnd\fR	\fBwbkgrndset\fR
\fBwborder\fR	\fBwborder_set\fR
\fBwchgat\fR	\fBwclear\fR
\fBwclrtobot\fR	\fBwclrtoeol\fR
\fBwcolor_set\fR	\fBwcursyncup\fR
\fBwdelch\fR	\fBwdeleteln\fR
\fBwecho_wchar\fR	\fBwechochar\fR
\fBwerase\fR	\fBwget_wch\fR
\fBwget_wstr\fR	\fBwgetbkgrnd\fR
\fBwgetch\fR	\fBwgetn_wstr\fR
\fBwgetnstr\fR	\fBwgetstr\fR
\fBwhline\fR	\fBwhline_set\fR
\fBwin_wch\fR	\fBwin_wchnstr\fR
\fBwin_wchstr\fR	\fBwinch\fR
\fBwinchnstr\fR	\fBwinchstr\fR
\fBwinnstr\fR	\fBwinnwstr\fR
\fBwins_nwstr\fR	\fBwins_wch\fR
\fBwins_wstr\fR	\fBwinsch\fR
\fBwinsdelln\fR	\fBwinsertln\fR
\fBwinsnstr\fR	\fBwinsstr\fR
\fBwinstr\fR	\fBwinwstr\fR
\fBwmove\fR	\fBwnoutrefresh\fR
\fBwprintw\fR	\fBwredrawln\fR
\fBwrefresh\fR	\fBwscanw\fR
\fBwscrl\fR	\fBwsetscrreg\fR
\fBwstandend\fR	\fBwstandout\fR
\fBwsyncdown\fR	\fBwsyncup\fR
\fBwtimeout\fR	\fBwtouchln\fR
\fBwunctrl\fR	\fBwvline\fR
\fBwvline_set\fR	
.TE

.SH FILES
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/usr/xpg4/lib/libcurses.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
shared object for backward compatibility
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/usr/xpg4/lib/libcurses.so.2\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
shared object
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/usr/xpg4/lib/64/libcurses.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
64-bit shared object for backward compatibility
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/usr/xpg4/lib/64/libcurses.so.2\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
64-bit shared object
.RE

.SH NOTES
.LP
The \fBlibcurses.so.1\fR listed above is an earlier shared object that provides
the previous version of the X/Open Curses library (Issue 4). There is no binary
compatibility between \fBlibcurses.so.1\fR and \fBlibcurses.so.2\fR. This file
is provided for backwards compatibility and will be removed in a future release
of the operating system. There is no plan to fix any of its defects.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability	Standard
_
MT-Level	Unsafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.LP
.BR Intro (3),
.BR libcurses (3LIB),
.BR curses (3XCURSES),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR standards (7)