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31.Dd October 17, 2007
32.Dt CURSES_KEYNAME 3
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm curses_keyname ,
36.Nm keyname
37.Nd curses report key name routine
38.Sh LIBRARY
39.Lb libcurses
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.In curses.h
42.Ft "char *"
43.Fn keyname "int key"
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The function
46.Fn keyname
47generates a character string containing a description of the key specified in
48.Fa key .
49.Pp
50The string is formatted according to the following table:
51.Bl -column "Meta + control character" "KEY_MIN - KEY_MAX" "String format"
52.It "Description" Ta "Key range" Ta "String format"
53.It Li "Control character" Ta "0 - 31" Ta "^X"
54.It Li "Visible character" Ta "32 - 126" Ta "X"
55.It Li "Delete character" Ta "127" Ta "^?"
56.It Li "Meta + control character" Ta "128 - 158" Ta "M-^X"
57.It Li "Meta + visible character" Ta "159 - 254" Ta "M-X"
58.It Li "Meta + delete character" Ta "255" Ta "M-^?"
59.It Li "Named key" Ta "KEY_MIN - KEY_MAX" Ta "KEY_EXIT"
60.It Li "Unknown key" Ta "" Ta "-1"
61.El
62.Sh SEE ALSO
63.Xr curses_input 3
64.Sh NOTE
65The return value of
66.Fn keyname
67is a static buffer, which will be overwritten on a subsequent call.
68.Sh STANDARDS
69The
70.Nx
71Curses library complies with the X/Open Curses specification, part of the
72Single Unix Specification.
73.Sh HISTORY
74These functions first appeared in
75.Nx 2.0 .
76