curs_extend(3x)                  Library calls                 curs_extend(3x)
       curses_version, use_extended_names - miscellaneous curses extensions
       #include <curses.h>
       const char * curses_version(void);
       int use_extended_names(bool bf);
       These  ncurses  extensions to the curses library do not fit easily into
       other functional categories.
       curses_version returns a pointer to a string containing  the  library's
       name  and  version  number,  including  its  patch  level,  for example
       "ncurses 6.5.20240720".
       use_extended_names configures  whether  the  library  recognizes  user-
       defined  or  nonstandard terminfo capability names that may be compiled
       into  terminal  type  descriptions   via   the   curs_terminfo(3x)   or
       curs_termcap(3x)  interfaces.   Normally  these names are available for
       use, since the essential decision is made through use  of  tic(1)'s  -x
       option  to  include  such  extensions  in  terminal  type descriptions.
       use_extended_names(FALSE)  prevents  ncurses  from  recognizing   these
       capabilities  to  ensure  compatibility  with  other implementations of
       curses.
       curses_version returns a constant string.
       use_extended_names returns the previous state  of  extended  capability
       name recognition, allowing you to save this property and restore it.
       The  pointer  returned  by  curses_version  corresponds  to  statically
       allocated memory; do not attempt to free(3) it.
       These functions are ncurses extensions,  and  are  not  found  in  SVr4
       curses, 4.4BSD curses, or any other previous curses implementation.
       Applications employing ncurses extensions should condition their use on
       the visibility of the NCURSES_VERSION preprocessor macro.
       Thomas Dickey
       ncurses offers several other extensions to the X/Open Curses API.
       curs_getch(3x),   curs_inopts(3x),   curs_mouse(3x),    curs_print(3x),
       curs_util(3x),    default_colors(3x),   define_key(3x),   keybound(3x),
       keyok(3x), new_pair(3x), resizeterm(3x), wresize(3x)
ncurses 6.5                       2025-04-05                   curs_extend(3x)