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NAME

       exit_curses, exit_terminfo - curses memory-leak checking

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curses.h>
       void exit_curses(int code);

       #include <term.h>
       void exit_terminfo(int code);

       /* deprecated (intentionally not declared in curses.h or term.h) */
       void _nc_freeall(void);
       void _nc_free_and_exit(int code);
       void _nc_free_tinfo(int code);

DESCRIPTION

       These functions are used to simplify analysis of memory leaks in the ncurses library.

       Any implementation of curses must not free the memory associated with a screen, since (even after calling
       endwin(3X)), it must be available for use in the next call to refresh(3X).  There are also chunks of mem‐
       ory  held  for  performance reasons.  That makes it hard to analyze curses applications for memory leaks.
       When using the specially configured debugging version of the ncurses library, applications can call func‐
       tions which free those chunks of memory, simplifying the process of memory-leak checking.

       Some of the functions are named with a “_nc_” prefix because they are not intended for use in the non-de‐
       bugging library:

       _nc_freeall
            This frees (almost) all of the memory allocated by ncurses.

       _nc_free_and_exit
            This frees the memory allocated by ncurses (like _nc_freeall), and exits the program.   It  is  pre‐
            ferred  over  _nc_freeall since some of that memory may be required to keep the application running.
            Simply exiting (with the given exit-code) is safer.

       _nc_free_tinfo
            Use this function if only the low-level terminfo functions (and  corresponding  library)  are  used.
            Like _nc_free_and_exit, it exits the program after freeing memory.

       The  functions  prefixed  “_nc”  are  normally not available; they must be configured into the library at
       build time using the --disable-leaks option.  That compiles-in code that frees memory that normally would
       not be freed.

       The exit_curses and exit_terminfo functions call _nc_free_and_exit and _nc_free_tinfo if the  library  is
       configured  to  support  memory-leak  checking.   If the library is not configured to support memory-leak
       checking, they simply call exit.

RETURN VALUE

       These functions do not return a value.

PORTABILITY

       These functions are not part of X/Open Curses; nor do other implementations of curses provide  a  similar
       feature.

SEE ALSO

       ncurses(3NCURSES).

                                                                                              memleaks(3NCURSES)