longname(3X)                                                   longname(3X)

NAME
     longname - get verbose description of current terminal

SYNOPSIS
     cc [flag ...] file ... -lcurses [library ...]

     #include <curses.h>

     char *longname(void);

DESCRIPTION
     The longname() function generates a verbose description of the current
     terminal. The maximum length of a verbose description is 128 bytes. It
     is defined only after the call to initscr() or newterm().

RETURN VALUE
     Upon successful completion, longname() returns a pointer to the
     description specified above. Otherwise, it returns a null pointer on
     error.

ERRORS
     No errors are defined.

NOTES
     The return value of longname() may point to a static area which is
     overwritten by a subsequent call to newterm().

SEE ALSO
     curses(3X), initscr(3X), curses(5).


























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