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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 | ]>
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6 | <sect1 id="ch-system-ncurses" role="wrap">
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7 | <title>Ncurses-&ncurses-version;</title>
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8 | <?dbhtml filename="ncurses.html"?>
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9 |
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10 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses"><primary sortas="a-Ncurses">Ncurses</primary></indexterm>
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11 |
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12 | <sect2 role="package"><title/>
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13 | <para>The Ncurses package contains libraries for terminal-independent
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14 | handling of character screens.</para>
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15 |
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16 | <segmentedlist>
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17 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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18 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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19 | <seglistitem><seg>0.6 SBU</seg><seg>18.6 MB</seg></seglistitem>
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20 | </segmentedlist>
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21 |
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22 | <segmentedlist>
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23 | <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
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24 | <seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils,
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25 | Gawk, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, and Sed</seg></seglistitem>
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26 | </segmentedlist>
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27 | </sect2>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="installation">
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30 | <title>Installation of Ncurses</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>Prepare Ncurses for compilation:</para>
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33 |
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34 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --with-shared --without-debug</userinput></screen>
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35 |
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36 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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37 |
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38 | <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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39 |
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40 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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41 |
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42 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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43 |
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44 | <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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45 |
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46 | <para>Give the Ncurses libraries execute permissions:</para>
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47 |
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48 | <screen><userinput>chmod 755 /usr/lib/*.&ncurses-version;</userinput></screen>
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49 |
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50 | <para>Fix a library that should not be executable:</para>
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51 |
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52 | <screen><userinput>chmod 644 /usr/lib/libncurses++.a</userinput></screen>
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53 |
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54 | <para>Move the libraries to the <filename class="directory">/lib</filename> directory,
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55 | where they are expected to reside:</para>
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56 |
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57 | <screen><userinput>mv /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5* /lib</userinput></screen>
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58 |
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59 | <para>Because the libraries have been moved, a few symlinks point to
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60 | non-existent files. Recreate those symlinks:</para>
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61 |
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62 | <screen><userinput>ln -sf ../../lib/libncurses.so.5 /usr/lib/libncurses.so
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63 | ln -sf libncurses.so /usr/lib/libcurses.so</userinput></screen>
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64 |
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65 | <beginpage/>
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66 |
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67 | </sect2>
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68 |
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69 | <sect2 id="contents-ncurses" role="content"><title>Contents of Ncurses</title>
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70 |
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71 | <segmentedlist>
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72 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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73 | <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
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74 | <seglistitem><seg>captoinfo (link to tic), clear, infocmp, infotocap (link to tic),
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75 | reset (link to tset), tack, tic, toe, tput, and tset</seg>
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76 | <seg>libcurses.[a,so] (link to libncurses.[a,so]), libform.[a,so], libmenu.[a,so],
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77 | libncurses++.a, libncurses.[a,so], and libpanel.[a,so]</seg></seglistitem>
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78 | </segmentedlist>
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79 |
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80 | <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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81 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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82 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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83 |
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84 | <varlistentry id="captoinfo">
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85 | <term><command>captoinfo</command></term>
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86 | <listitem>
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87 | <para>Converts a termcap description into a terminfo description</para>
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88 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses captoinfo"><primary sortas="b-captoinfo">captoinfo</primary></indexterm>
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89 | </listitem>
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90 | </varlistentry>
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91 |
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92 | <varlistentry id="clear">
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93 | <term><command>clear</command></term>
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94 | <listitem>
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95 | <para>Clears the screen, if possible</para>
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96 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses clear"><primary sortas="b-clear">clear</primary></indexterm>
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97 | </listitem>
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98 | </varlistentry>
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99 |
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100 | <varlistentry id="infocmp">
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101 | <term><command>infocmp</command></term>
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102 | <listitem>
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103 | <para>Compares or prints out terminfo descriptions</para>
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104 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infocmp"><primary sortas="b-infocmp">infocmp</primary></indexterm>
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105 | </listitem>
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106 | </varlistentry>
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107 |
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108 | <varlistentry id="infotocap">
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109 | <term><command>infotocap</command></term>
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110 | <listitem>
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111 | <para>Converts a terminfo description into a termcap description</para>
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112 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infotocap"><primary sortas="b-infotocap">infotocap</primary></indexterm>
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113 | </listitem>
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114 | </varlistentry>
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115 |
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116 | <varlistentry id="reset">
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117 | <term><command>reset</command></term>
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118 | <listitem>
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119 | <para>Reinitializes a terminal to its default values</para>
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120 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses reset"><primary sortas="b-reset">reset</primary></indexterm>
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121 | </listitem>
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122 | </varlistentry>
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123 |
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124 | <varlistentry id="tack">
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125 | <term><command>tack</command></term>
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126 | <listitem>
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127 | <para>The terminfo action checker; it is mainly used to test the
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128 | accuracy of an entry in the terminfo database</para>
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129 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tack"><primary sortas="b-tack">tack</primary></indexterm>
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130 | </listitem>
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131 | </varlistentry>
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132 |
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133 | <varlistentry id="tic">
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134 | <term><command>tic</command></term>
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135 | <listitem>
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136 | <para>The terminfo entry-description compiler that translates a
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137 | terminfo file from source format into the binary format needed for the
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138 | ncurses library routines. A terminfo file contains information on the
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139 | capabilities of a certain terminal</para>
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140 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tic"><primary sortas="b-tic">tic</primary></indexterm>
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141 | </listitem>
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142 | </varlistentry>
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143 |
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144 | <varlistentry id="toe">
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145 | <term><command>toe</command></term>
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146 | <listitem>
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147 | <para>Lists all available terminal types, giving the primary name and
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148 | description for each</para>
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149 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses toe"><primary sortas="b-toe">toe</primary></indexterm>
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150 | </listitem>
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151 | </varlistentry>
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152 |
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153 | <varlistentry id="tput">
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154 | <term><command>tput</command></term>
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155 | <listitem>
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156 | <para>Makes the values of terminal-dependent capabilities available to
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157 | the shell; it can also be used to reset or initialize a terminal or
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158 | report its long name</para>
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159 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tput"><primary sortas="b-tput">tput</primary></indexterm>
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160 | </listitem>
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161 | </varlistentry>
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162 |
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163 | <varlistentry id="tset">
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164 | <term><command>tset</command></term>
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165 | <listitem>
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166 | <para>Can be used to initialize terminals</para>
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167 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tset"><primary sortas="b-tset">tset</primary></indexterm>
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168 | </listitem>
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169 | </varlistentry>
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170 |
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171 | <varlistentry id="libcurses">
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172 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcurses</filename></term>
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173 | <listitem>
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174 | <para>A link to <filename>libncurses</filename></para>
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175 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libcurses"><primary sortas="c-libcurses">libcurses</primary></indexterm>
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176 | </listitem>
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177 | </varlistentry>
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178 |
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179 | <varlistentry id="libncurses">
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180 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libncurses</filename></term>
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181 | <listitem>
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182 | <para>Contains functions to display text in many complex ways on a
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183 | terminal screen; a good example of the use of these functions is the
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184 | menu displayed during the kernel's <command>make menuconfig</command></para>
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185 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libncurses"><primary sortas="c-libncurses">libncurses</primary></indexterm>
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186 | </listitem>
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187 | </varlistentry>
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188 |
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189 | <varlistentry id="libform">
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190 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libform</filename></term>
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191 | <listitem>
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192 | <para>Contains functions to implement forms</para>
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193 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libform"><primary sortas="c-libform">libform</primary></indexterm>
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194 | </listitem>
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195 | </varlistentry>
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196 |
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197 | <varlistentry id="libmenu">
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198 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmenu</filename></term>
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199 | <listitem>
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200 | <para>Contains functions to implement menus</para>
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201 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libmenu"><primary sortas="c-libmenu">libmenu</primary></indexterm>
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202 | </listitem>
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203 | </varlistentry>
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204 |
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205 | <varlistentry id="libpanel">
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206 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libpanel</filename></term>
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207 | <listitem>
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208 | <para>Contains functions to implement panels</para>
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209 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libpanel"><primary sortas="c-libpanel">libpanel</primary></indexterm>
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210 | </listitem>
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211 | </varlistentry>
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212 | </variablelist>
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213 |
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214 | </sect2>
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215 |
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216 | </sect1>
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217 |
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