ncurses_init Initialize ncurses &reftitle.description; voidncurses_init Initializes the ncurses interface. This function must be used before any other ncurses function call. Note that ncurses_end must be called before exiting from the program, or the terminal will not be restored to its proper non-visual mode. &reftitle.parameters; &no.function.parameters; &reftitle.returnvalues; &return.void; &reftitle.seealso; ncurses_end