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ncurses6-config

NAME
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DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
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NAME

ncurses6-config − helper script for ncurses libraries

SYNOPSIS

ncurses6-config [options]

DESCRIPTION

This is a shell script which simplifies configuring applications against a particular set of ncurses libraries.

OPTIONS

−−prefix

echos the package−prefix of ncurses

−−exec−prefix

echos the executable−prefix of ncurses

−−cflags

echos the C compiler flags needed to compile with ncurses

−−libs

echos the libraries needed to link with ncurses

−−version

echos the release+patchdate version of ncurses

−−abi−version

echos the ABI version of ncurses

−−mouse−version

echos the mouse−interface version of ncurses

−−bindir

echos the directory containing ncurses programs

−−datadir

echos the directory containing ncurses data

−−includedir

echos the directory containing ncurses header files

−−libdir

echos the directory containing ncurses libraries

−−mandir

echos the directory containing ncurses manpages

−−terminfo

echos the $TERMINFO terminfo database path, e.g.,
/usr/share/terminfo

−−terminfo−dirs

echos the $TERMINFO_DIRS directory list, e.g.,
/usr/share/terminfo

−−termpath

echos the $TERMPATH termcap list, if support for termcap is configured.

−−help

prints this message

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