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curs_extend(3X) Library calls curs_extend(3X) NAME curses_version, use_extended_names - miscellaneous curses extensions SYNOPSIS #include <curses.h> const char * curses_version(void); int use_extended_names(bool enable); DESCRIPTION These functions are extensions to the curses library which do not fit easily into other categories. curses_version Use curses_version to get the version number, including patch level of the library, prefixed by "ncurses", e.g., ncurses 5.0.19991023 use_extended_names The use_extended_names function controls whether the calling applica- tion is able to use user-defined or nonstandard names which may be com- piled into the terminfo description, i.e., via the terminfo or termcap interfaces. Normally these names are available for use, since the es- sential decision is made by using the -x option of tic to compile ex- tended terminal definitions. However you can disable this feature to ensure compatibility with other implementations of curses. RETURN VALUE curses_version returns a pointer to static memory; you should not free this in your application. use_extended_names returns the previous state, allowing you to save this and restore it. EXTENSIONS These functions are ncurses(3X) extensions, and are not found in SVr4 curses, 4.4BSD curses, or any other previous curses implementation. PORTABILITY Applications employing ncurses extensions should condition their use on the visibility of the NCURSES_VERSION preprocessor macro. AUTHORS Thomas Dickey. SEE ALSO curs_getch(3X), curs_mouse(3X), curs_print(3X), curs_util(3X), default_colors(3X), define_key(3X), keybound(3X), keyok(3X), resizeterm(3X), wresize(3X) ncurses 6.5 2024-03-16 curs_extend(3X)