# ncursesw6\-config 1 2024-05-11 ncurses 6.5 User commands

    ncursesw6-config(1)              User commands             ncursesw6-config(1)

## NAME

           ncursesw6-config - configuration helper for ncurses libraries

## SYNOPSIS

           ncursesw6-config option ...

           ncursesw6-config --version

           ncursesw6-config --help

## DESCRIPTION

           This  program  development  aid  simplifies  the process of configuring
           applications against a particular set of ncurses libraries.

## OPTIONS

           --prefix          reports the package prefix of ncurses.

           --exec-prefix     reports the executable prefix of ncurses.

           --cflags          reports the C compiler flags needed to  compile  with
                             ncurses.

           --libs            reports the libraries needed to link with ncurses.

           --abi-version     reports the ABI version of ncurses.

           --mouse-version   reports the mouse-interface version of ncurses.

           --bindir          reports the directory containing ncurses programs.

           --datadir         reports the directory containing ncurses data.

           --includedir      reports   the  directory  containing  ncurses  header
                             files.

           --libdir          reports the directory containing ncurses libraries.

           --mandir          reports the directory containing ncurses man pages.

           --terminfo        reports the  TERMINFO  terminfo  database  path,  for
                             example /usr/share/terminfo.

           --terminfo-dirs   reports  the  TERMINFO_DIRS  supplemental search path
                             for    the    terminfo    database,    for    example
                             /usr/share/terminfo.

           --termpath        reports the TERMPATH supplemental search path for the
                             termcap  database,  if   support   for   termcap   is
                             configured.

           The following options cause all others to be ignored.

           --help     issues a usage message and exits successfully.

           --version  issues the release and patch date information of ncurses and
                      exits successfully.

## SEE ALSO

           curses(3x)

    ncurses 6.5                       2024-05-11               ncursesw6-config(1)