CURSES_KEYNAME(3) BSD Library Functions Manual CURSES_KEYNAME(3)
NAME
curses_keyname, keyname -- curses report key name routine
LIBRARY
Curses Library (libcurses, -lcurses)
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
char *
keyname(int key);
DESCRIPTION
The function keyname() generates a character string containing a description of the key specified in key.
The string is formatted according to the following table:
Description Key range String format
Control character 0 - 31 ^X
Visible character 32 - 126 X
Delete character 127 ^?
Meta + control character 128 - 158 M-^X
Meta + visible character 159 - 254 M-X
Meta + delete character 255 M-^?
Named key KEY_MIN - KEY_MAX KEY_EXIT
Unknown key -1
SEE ALSO
curses_input(3)
NOTE
The return value of keyname() is a static buffer, which will be overwritten on a subsequent call.
STANDARDS
The NetBSD Curses library complies with the X/Open Curses specification, part of the Single Unix Specification.
HISTORY
These functions first appeared in NetBSD 2.0.
BSD
October 17, 2007 BSD
