Returns the full name of the terminal. Format #include <curses.h> void longname (char *termbuf, char *name);
1 – Function Variants
The longname function has variants named _longname32 and _longname64 for use with 32-bit and 64-bit pointer sizes, respectively.
2 – Arguments
termbuf A string containing the name of the terminal. name A character-string buffer with a minimum length of 64 characters.
3 – Description
The terminal name is in a readable format so that you can double-check to be sure that Curses has correctly identified your terminal. The dummy argument termbuf is required for UNIX software compatibility and serves no function in the OpenVMS environment. If portability is a concern, you must write a set of dummy routines to perform the functionality provided by the database termcap in the UNIX system environment.