CURSES(3X)                                                          CURSES(3X)


NAME
       curses - screen functions with ‘‘optimal’’ cursor motion

SYNOPSIS
       cc [ flags ] files -lcurses -ltermcap [ libraries ]

DESCRIPTION
       These  routines give the user a method of updating screens with reason‐
       able optimization.  They keep an image of the current screen,  and  the
       user  sets up an image of a new one.  Then the refresh() tells the rou‐
       tines to make the current screen look like the new one.   In  order  to
       initialize  the  routines,  the routine initscr() must be called before
       any of the other routines that deal with windows and screens are  used.
       The routine endwin() should be called before exiting.

SEE ALSO
       Screen  Updating  and  Cursor Movement Optimization: A Library Package,
       Ken Arnold,
       ioctl(2), getenv(3), tty(4), termcap(5)

AUTHOR
       Ken Arnold

FUNCTIONS
       addch(ch)                     add a character to stdscr
       addstr(str)                   add a string to stdscr
       box(win,vert,hor)             draw a box around a window
       cbreak()                      set cbreak mode
       clear()                       clear stdscr
       clearok(scr,boolf)            set clear flag for scr
       clrtobot()                    clear to bottom on stdscr
       clrtoeol()                    clear to end of line on stdscr
       delch()                       delete a character
       deleteln()                    delete a line
       delwin(win)                   delete win
       echo()                        set echo mode
       endwin()                      end window modes
       erase()                       erase stdscr
       flusok(win,boolf)             set flush-on-refresh flag for win
       getch()                       get a char through stdscr
       getcap(name)                  get terminal capability name
       getstr(str)                   get a string through stdscr
       gettmode()                    get tty modes
       getyx(win,y,x)                get (y,x) co-ordinates
       inch()                        get char at current (y,x) co-ordinates
       initscr()                     initialize screens
       insch(c)                      insert a char
       insertln()                    insert a line
       leaveok(win,boolf)            set leave flag for win
       longname(termbuf,name)        get long name from termbuf
       move(y,x)                     move to (y,x) on stdscr
       mvcur(lasty,lastx,newy,newx)  actually move cursor
       newwin(lines,cols,begin_y,begin_x) create a new window
       nl()                          set newline mapping
       nocbreak()                    unset cbreak mode
       noecho()                      unset echo mode
       nonl()                        unset newline mapping
       noraw()                       unset raw mode
       overlay(win1,win2)            overlay win1 on win2
       overwrite(win1,win2)          overwrite win1 on top of win2
       printw(fmt,arg1,arg2,...)     printf on stdscr
       raw()                         set raw mode
       refresh()                     make current screen look like stdscr
       resetty()                     reset tty flags to stored value
       savetty()                     stored current tty flags
       scanw(fmt,arg1,arg2,...)      scanf through stdscr
       scroll(win)                   scroll win one line
       scrollok(win,boolf)           set scroll flag
       setterm(name)                 set term variables for name
       standend()                    end standout mode
       standout()                    start standout mode
       subwin(win,lines,cols,begin_y,begin_x) create a subwindow
       touchline(win,y,sx,ex)        mark line y sx through sy as changed
       touchoverlap(win1,win2)       mark overlap of win1 on win2 as changed
       touchwin(win)                 “change” all of win
       unctrl(ch)                    printable version of ch
       waddch(win,ch)                add char to win
       waddstr(win,str)              add string to win
       wclear(win)                   clear win
       wclrtobot(win)                clear to bottom of win
       wclrtoeol(win)                clear to end of line on win
       wdelch(win,c)                 delete char from win
       wdeleteln(win)                delete line from win
       werase(win)                   erase win
       wgetch(win)                   get a char through win
       wgetstr(win,str)              get a string through win
       winch(win)                    get char at current (y,x) in win
       winsch(win,c)                 insert char into win
       winsertln(win)                insert line into win
       wmove(win,y,x)                set current (y,x) co-ordinates on win
       wprintw(win,fmt,arg1,arg2,...) printf on win
       wrefresh(win)                 make screen look like win
       wscanw(win,fmt,arg1,arg2,...) scanf through win
       wstandend(win)                end standout mode on win
       wstandout(win)                start standout mode on win

BUGS
4th Berkeley Distribution       April 23, 1986                      CURSES(3X)
 
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