ncurses5-config

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NAME

ncurses5-config - helper script for ncurses libraries

SYNOPSIS

ncurses5-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.,

: /etc/terminfo:/lib/terminfo:/usr/share/terminfo

--termpath

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

--help

prints this message