The Single UNIX ® Specification, Version 2
Copyright © 1997 The Open Group

 NAME

longname - get verbose description of current terminal

 SYNOPSIS



#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.

 APPLICATION USAGE

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

 SEE ALSO

initscr(), <curses.h>.

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