---
name: "tickit_term_get_drivername"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtickit-dev"
version: "0.4.3-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tickit_term_get_drivername"
---

# tickit\_term\_get\_drivername(3)

returns the terminal driver name

## NAME

tickit\_term\_get\_drivername - returns the terminal driver name

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <tickit.h>

const char *tickit_term_get_drivername(TickitTerm *tt);
```

Link with *-ltickit*.

## DESCRIPTION

**tickit\_term\_get\_drivername**() returns the string name of the driver for this terminal type. It will be `"xterm"` for terminal types supported by the xterm driver, or `"terminfo"` for others which are supported instead by the terminfo driver. The returned value points directly into the buffer allocated by the *TickitTerm* instance itself; this buffer must not be modified or freed.

## RETURN VALUE

**tickit\_term\_get\_drivername**() returns a string buffer pointer.

## SEE ALSO

[**tickit\_term\_build**(3)](/tickit_term_build/3.md), [**tickit\_term**(7)](/tickit_term/7.md), [**tickit**(7)](/tickit/7.md)