---
name: "unibi_dummy"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "unibilium"
version: "2.1.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/unibi_dummy"
---

# unibi\_dummy(3)

construct a dummy terminal object

## NAME

unibi\_dummy - construct a dummy terminal object

## SYNOPSIS

```
 #include <unibilium.h>

 unibi_term *unibi_dummy(void);
```

## DESCRIPTION

If you want to create a terminfo entry from scratch, use this function to create a dummy `"unibi_term"`. Set its capabilities with the various `"unibi_set_*"` functions, get the terminfo representation with `"unibi_dump"`, and free it with `"unibi_destroy"`.

## SEE ALSO

[**unibilium.h**(3)](/unibilium.h/3.md), [**unibi\_dump**(3)](/unibi_dump/3.md), [**unibi\_destroy**(3)](/unibi_destroy/3.md), [**unibi\_from\_mem**(3)](/unibi_from_mem/3.md)