man3xcurses - X/Open Curses Library Functions

COLS(3xcurses): COLS - number of columns on terminal screen
LINES(3xcurses): LINES - number of lines on terminal screen
add_wch(3xcurses): add_wch, mvadd_wch, mvwadd_wch, wadd_wch - add a complex character (with rendition) to a window
add_wchnstr(3xcurses): add_wchnstr, add_wchstr, mvadd_wchnstr, mvadd_wchstr, mvwadd_wchnstr, mvwadd_wchstr, wadd_wchnstr, wadd_wchstr - copy a string of complex characters (with renditions) to a window
addch(3xcurses): addch, mvaddch, mvwaddch, waddch - add a character (with rendition) to a window
addchstr(3xcurses): addchstr, addchnstr, mvaddchstr, mvaddchnstr, mvwaddchnstr, mvwaddchstr, waddchstr, waddchnstr - copy a character string (with renditions) to a window
addnstr(3xcurses): addnstr, addstr, mvaddnstr, mvaddstr, mvwaddnstr, mvwaddstr, waddnstr, waddstr - add a multi-byte character string (without rendition) to a window
addnwstr(3xcurses): addnwstr, addwstr, mvaddnwstr, mvaddwstr, mvwaddnwstr, mvwaddwstr, waddnwstr, waddwstr - add a wide-character string to a window
attr_get(3xcurses): attr_get, attr_off, attr_on, attr_set, color_set, wattr_get, wattr_off, wattr_on, wattr_set, wcolor_set - control window attributes
attroff(3xcurses): attroff, attron, attrset, wattroff, wattron, wattrset - change foreground window attributes
baudrate(3xcurses): baudrate - return terminal baud rate
beep(3xcurses): beep, flash - activate audio-visual alarm
bkgd(3xcurses): bkgd, bkgdset, getbkgd, wbkgd, wbkgdset - set or get the background character (and rendition) of window
bkgrnd(3xcurses): bkgrnd, bkgrndset, getbkgrnd, wbkgrnd, wbkgrndset, wgetbkgrnd - set or get the background character (and rendition) of window using a complex character
border(3xcurses): border, box, wborder - add a single-byte border to a window
border_set(3xcurses): border_set, box_set, wborder_set - use complex characters (and renditions) to draw borders
can_change_color(3xcurses): can_change_color, color_content, COLOR_PAIR, has_colors, init_color, init_pair, pair_content, PAIR_NUMBER, start_color, COLOR_PAIRS, COLORS - manipulate color information
cbreak(3xcurses): cbreak, nocbreak, noraw, raw - set input mode controls
chgat(3xcurses): chgat, mvchgat, mvwchgat, wchgat - change the rendition of characters in a window
clear(3xcurses): clear, erase, wclear, werase - clear a window
clearok(3xcurses): clearok, idlok, leaveok, scrollok, setscrreg, wsetscrreg - terminal output control functions
clrtobot(3xcurses): clrtobot, wclrtobot - clear to the end of a window
clrtoeol(3xcurses): clrtoeol, wclrtoeol - clear to the end of a line
copywin(3xcurses): copywin - overlay or overwrite any portion of window
cur_term(3xcurses): cur_term - current terminal information
curs_set(3xcurses): curs_set - set visibility of cursor
curscr(3xcurses): curscr - current window
curses(3xcurses): curses - introduction and overview of X/Open Curses
def_prog_mode(3xcurses): def_prog_mode, def_shell_mode, reset_prog_mode, reset_shell_mode - save/restore terminal modes
del_curterm(3xcurses): del_curterm, restartterm, set_curterm, setupterm - interfaces to the terminfo database
delay_output(3xcurses): delay_output - delays output
delch(3xcurses): delch, mvdelch, mvwdelch, wdelch - remove a character
deleteln(3xcurses): deleteln, wdeleteln - remove a line
delscreen(3xcurses): delscreen - free space associated with the SCREEN data structure
delwin(3xcurses): delwin - delete a window
derwin(3xcurses): derwin, newwin, subwin - create a new window or subwindow
doupdate(3xcurses): doupdate, refresh, wnoutrefresh, wrefresh - refresh windows and lines
dupwin(3xcurses): dupwin - duplicate a window
echo(3xcurses): echo, noecho - enable/disable terminal echo
echo_wchar(3xcurses): echo_wchar, wecho_wchar - add a complex character and refresh window
echochar(3xcurses): echochar, wechochar - add a single-byte character and refresh window
endwin(3xcurses): endwin, isendwin - restore initial terminal environment
erasechar(3xcurses): erasechar, erasewchar, killchar, killwchar - return current ERASE or KILL characters
filter(3xcurses): filter - disable use of certain terminal capabilities
flushinp(3xcurses): flushinp - discard type-ahead characters
get_wch(3xcurses): get_wch, wget_wch, mvget_wch, mvwget_wch - get a wide character from terminal
getbegyx(3xcurses): getbegyx, getmaxyx, getparyx, getyx - get cursor or window coordinates
getcchar(3xcurses): getcchar - get a wide character string (with rendition) from a cchar_t
getch(3xcurses): getch, wgetch, mvgetch, mvwgetch - get a single-byte character from the terminal
getn_wstr(3xcurses): getn_wstr, get_wstr, mvgetn_wstr, mvget_wstr, mvwgetn_wstr, mvwget_wstr, wgetn_wstr, wget_wstr - get a wide character string from terminal
getnstr(3xcurses): getnstr, getstr, mvgetnstr, mvgetstr, mvwgetnstr, mvwgetstr, wgetnstr, wgetstr - get a multibyte character string from terminal
getwin(3xcurses): getwin, putwin - read a window from, and write a window to, a file
halfdelay(3xcurses): halfdelay - enable/disable half-delay mode
has_ic(3xcurses): has_ic, has_il - determine insert/delete character/line capability
hline(3xcurses): hline, mvhline, mvvline, mvwhline, mvwvline, vline, whline, wvline - use single-byte characters (and renditions) to draw lines
hline_set(3xcurses): hline_set, mvhline_set, mvvline_set, mvwhline_set, mvwvline_set, vline_set, whline_set, wvline_set - use complex characters (and renditions) to draw lines
idcok(3xcurses): idcok - enable/disable hardware insert-character and delete-character features
immedok(3xcurses): immedok - call refresh on changes to window
in_wch(3xcurses): in_wch, mvin_wch, mvwin_wch, win_wch - retrieve a complex character (with rendition)
in_wchnstr(3xcurses): in_wchnstr, in_wchstr, mvin_wchnstr, mvin_wchstr, mvwin_wchnstr, mvwin_wchstr, win_wchnstr, win_wchstr - retrieve complex character string (with rendition)
inch(3xcurses): inch, mvinch, mvwinch, winch - return a single-byte character (with rendition)
inchnstr(3xcurses): inchnstr, inchstr, mvinchnstr, mvinchstr, mvwinchnstr, mvwinchstr, winchnstr, winchstr - retrieve a single-byte character string (with rendition)
initscr(3xcurses): initscr, newterm - screen initialization functions
innstr(3xcurses): innstr, instr, mvinnstr, mvinstr, mvwinnstr, mvwinstr, winnstr, winstr - retrieve a multibyte character string (without rendition)
innwstr(3xcurses): innwstr, inwstr, mvinnwstr, mvinwstr, mvwinnwstr, mvwinwstr, winnwstr, winwstr - retrieve a wide character string (without rendition)
ins_nwstr(3xcurses): ins_nwstr, ins_wstr, mvins_nwstr, mvins_wstr, mvwins_nwstr, mvwins_wstr, wins_nwstr, wins_wstr - insert a wide character string
ins_wch(3xcurses): ins_wch, wins_wch, mvins_wch, mvwins_wch - insert a complex character
insch(3xcurses): insch, winsch, mvinsch, mvwinsch - insert a character
insdelln(3xcurses): insdelln, winsdelln - insert/delete lines to/from the window
insertln(3xcurses): insertln, winsertln - insert a line in a window
insnstr(3xcurses): insnstr, insstr, mvinsnstr, mvinsstr, mvwinsnstr, mvwinsstr, winsnstr, winsstr - insert a multibyte character string
intrflush(3xcurses): intrflush - enable or disable flush on interrupt
is_linetouched(3xcurses): is_linetouched, is_wintouched, touchline, touchwin, untouchwin, wtouchln - control window refresh
keyname(3xcurses): keyname, key_name - return character string used as key name
keypad(3xcurses): keypad - enable/disable keypad handling
libcurses(3xcurses): libcurses - X/Open Curses library
longname(3xcurses): longname - return full terminal type name
meta(3xcurses): meta - enable/disable meta keys
move(3xcurses): move, wmove - move cursor in window
mvcur(3xcurses): mvcur - move the cursor
mvderwin(3xcurses): mvderwin - map area of parent window to subwindow
mvprintw(3xcurses): mvprintw, mvwprintw, printw, wprintw - print formatted output window
mvscanw(3xcurses): mvscanw, mvwscanw, scanw, wscanw - convert formatted input from a window
mvwin(3xcurses): mvwin - move window
napms(3xcurses): napms - sleep process for a specified length of time
newpad(3xcurses): newpad, pnoutrefresh, prefresh, subpad - create or refresh a pad or subpad
nl(3xcurses): nl, nonl - enable/disable newline control
nodelay(3xcurses): nodelay - set blocking or non-blocking read
noqiflush(3xcurses): noqiflush, qiflush - control flush of input and output on interrupt
notimeout(3xcurses): notimeout, timeout, wtimeout - set timed blocking or non-blocking read
overlay(3xcurses): overlay, overwrite - copy overlapped windows
pechochar(3xcurses): pechochar, pecho_wchar - add character and refresh window
putp(3xcurses): putp, tputs - apply padding information and output string
redrawwin(3xcurses): redrawwin, wredrawln - redraw screen or portion of screen
resetty(3xcurses): resetty, savetty - restore/save terminal modes
ripoffline(3xcurses): ripoffline - reserve screen line for dedicated purpose
scr_dump(3xcurses): scr_dump, scr_init, scr_restore, scr_set - write screen contents to/from a file
scrl(3xcurses): scrl, scroll, wscrl - scroll a window
set_term(3xcurses): set_term - switch between terminals
setcchar(3xcurses): setcchar - set a cchar_t type character from a wide character and rendition
slk_attroff(3xcurses): slk_attroff, slk_attr_off, slk_attron, slk_attr_on, slk_attrset, slk_attr_set, slk_clear, slk_color, slk_init, slk_label, slk_noutrefresh, slk_refresh, slk_restore, slk_set, slk_touch, slk_wset - soft label functions
standend(3xcurses): standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout - set/clear window attributes
stdscr(3xcurses): stdscr - default window
syncok(3xcurses): syncok, wcursyncup, wsyncdown, wsyncup - synchronize window with its parents or children
termattrs(3xcurses): termattrs, term_attrs - get supported terminal video attributes
termname(3xcurses): termname - return the value of the environmental variable TERM
tgetent(3xcurses): tgetent, tgetflag, tgetnum, tgetstr, tgoto - emulate the termcap database
tigetflag(3xcurses): tigetflag, tigetnum, tigetstr, tparm - return the value of a terminfo capability
typeahead(3xcurses): typeahead - check for type-ahead characters
unctrl(3xcurses): unctrl - generate printable representation of a character
ungetch(3xcurses): ungetch, unget_wch - push character back onto the input queue
use_env(3xcurses): use_env - specify source of screen size information
vidattr(3xcurses): vidattr, vid_attr, vidputs, vid_puts - output attributes to the terminal
vw_printw(3xcurses): vw_printw - print formatted output in window
vw_scanw(3xcurses): vw_scanw - convert formatted input from a window
vwprintw(3xcurses): vwprintw - print formatted output in window
vwscanw(3xcurses): vwscanw - convert formatted input from a window
wunctrl(3xcurses): wunctrl - generate printable representation of a wide character