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Command: keyname | Section: 3 | Source: NetBSD | File: keyname.3
CURSES_KEYNAME(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual CURSES_KEYNAME(3)
NAME
curses_keyname, keyname - curses report key name routine
LIBRARY
Curses Library (libcurses, -lcurses)
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
char *
keyname(int key);
DESCRIPTION
The function keyname() generates a character string containing a
description of the key specified in key.
The string is formatted according to the following table:
Description Key range String format
Control character 0 - 31 ^X
Visible character 32 - 126 X
Delete character 127 ^?
Meta + control character 128 - 158 M-^X
Meta + visible character 159 - 254 M-X
Meta + delete character 255 M-^?
Named key KEY_MIN - KEY_MAX KEY_EXIT
Unknown key -1
SEE ALSO
curses_input(3)
NOTE
The return value of keyname() is a static buffer, which will be
overwritten on a subsequent call.
STANDARDS
The NetBSD Curses library complies with the X/Open Curses specification,
part of the Single Unix Specification.
HISTORY
These functions first appeared in NetBSD 2.0.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 October 17, 2007 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8