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 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
-       <STRONG>_nc_freeall</STRONG>, <STRONG>_nc_free_and_exit</STRONG>, <STRONG>_nc_free_tinfo</STRONG> - <STRONG>curses</STRONG> memory-leak
-       checking
+       <STRONG>exit_curses</STRONG>, <STRONG>exit_terminfo</STRONG> - <STRONG>curses</STRONG> memory-leak checking
 
 
 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
        <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>exit_curses(int</STRONG> <EM>code</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
 
+       <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;term.h&gt;</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>exit_terminfo(int</STRONG> <EM>code</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+
+       /* deprecated (intentionally not declared in curses.h or term.h) */
        <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>_nc_freeall(void);</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>_nc_free_and_exit(int);</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>_nc_free_tinfo(int);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>_nc_free_and_exit(int</STRONG> <EM>code</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>_nc_free_tinfo(int</STRONG> <EM>code</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
 
 
 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
-       These functions are used to simplify analysis of memory  leaks  in  the
-       ncurses library.  They are normally not available; they must be config-
-       ured into the library at build time using the  <STRONG>--disable-leaks</STRONG>  option.
-       That  compiles-in  code  that  frees  memory that normally would not be
-       freed.
+       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 <STRONG>endwin</STRONG>), it must be available for use
-       in the next call to <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">refresh(3x)</A></STRONG>.  There are also chunks of memory  held
-       for performance reasons.  That makes it hard to analyze curses applica-
-       tions for memory leaks.  When using the specially configured  debugging
-       version  of  the ncurses library, applications can call functions which
-       free those chunks of memory, simplifying  the  process  of  memory-leak
-       checking.
+       screen, since (even after calling <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">endwin(3x)</A></STRONG>), it must be available for
+       use in the next call to <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">refresh(3x)</A></STRONG>.  There are also chunks  of  memory
+       held for performance reasons.  That makes it hard to analyze curses ap-
+       plications for memory leaks.  When using the specially  configured  de-
+       bugging version of the ncurses library, applications can call functions
+       which free those chunks of memory, simplifying the process  of  memory-
+       leak checking.
 
-       These functions are named with a "_nc_" prefix because they are not in-
-       tended for use in the non-debugging library:
+       Some  of  the functions are named with a "_nc_" prefix because they are
+       not intended for use in the non-debugging library:
 
        <STRONG>_nc_freeall</STRONG>
             This frees (almost) all of the memory allocated by ncurses.
             corresponding library) are used.  Like <STRONG>_nc_free_and_exit</STRONG>, 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 <STRONG>--disable-leaks</STRONG> op-
+       tion.   That compiles-in code that frees memory that normally would not
+       be freed.
+
+       The <STRONG>exit_curses</STRONG> and <STRONG>exit_terminfo</STRONG> functions call <STRONG>_nc_free_and_exit</STRONG>  and
+       <STRONG>_nc_free_tinfo</STRONG>  if  the  library  is  configured to support memory-leak
+       checking.  If the library is  not  configured  to  support  memory-leak
+       checking, they simply call <STRONG>exit</STRONG>.
+
 
 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
        These functions do not return a value.