# ncurses5-config 1

    ncurses5-config(1)                                   ncurses5-config(1)

## NAME

           ncurses5-config - helper script for ncurses libraries

## SYNOPSIS

           ncurses5-config [options]

## DESCRIPTION

           This is a shell script which simplifies configuring appli-
           cations 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.,
                  /usr/local/ncurses/lib/terminfo:/usr/share/terminfo

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

           --help prints this message

## SEE ALSO

           curses(3x)

           This describes ncurses version 5.9 (patch 20110404).

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