---
name: "CursesW.cbreakMode"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "libkaya-ncursesw-dev"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CursesW.cbreakMode"
---

# CursesW.cbreakMode(3kaya)

Enable or disable cbreak mode

## NAME

CursesW::cbreakMode - Enable or disable cbreak mode

## SYNOPSIS

**Void cbreakMode(** *Bool enable* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**enable** True to enable, false to disable

## DESCRIPTION

Enable or disable cbreak mode (character-at-a-time input). Most interactive Curses programs should enable this.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**CursesW.rawMode (3kaya)**