CURSES(3X)
NAME
curses − screen functions with optimized cursor motion
USAGE
cc [flags] files -lcurses -ltermcap [libraries]
DESCRIPTION
These routines provide a means of updating screens of dumb (and not-so-dumb) terminals in a reasonably optimal way. The routines keep an image of the current screen, and you set up an image of a new one. Then the refresh() tells the routines 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.
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 crmode() 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 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) coordinates inch() get char at current (y,x) coordinates 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 nocrmode() 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 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) coordinates 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