# ncursesw5-config(1) - man - phpMan

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## NAME
       ncursesw6-config - helper script for ncurses libraries

## SYNOPSIS
       **ncursesw6-config** [_options_]

## DESCRIPTION
       This  is a shell script which simplifies configuring applications 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.,
              /etc/terminfo

### --terminfo-dirs
              echos the $TERMINFO_DIRS directory list, e.g.,
              /etc/terminfo:/lib/terminfo:/usr/share/terminfo

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

       **--help** prints this message

## SEE ALSO
       [**ncurses**(3NCURSES)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ncurses/3NCURSES/markdown)

       This describes **ncurses** version 6.3 (patch 20211021).



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