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ncurses6-config(1)       General Commands Manual       ncurses6-config(1)

NAME         top

       ncurses6-config - helper script for ncurses libraries

SYNOPSIS         top

       ncurses6-config [options]

DESCRIPTION         top

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

OPTIONS         top

       --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

SEE ALSO         top

       curses(3X)

       This describes ncurses version 6.4 (patch 20230311).

COLOPHON         top

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