---
name: "unibi_from_mem"
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_from_mem"
---

# unibi\_from\_mem(3)

construct a terminal object from a compiled terminfo entry

## NAME

unibi\_from\_mem - construct a terminal object from a compiled terminfo entry

## SYNOPSIS

```
 #include <unibilium.h>

 unibi_term *unibi_from_mem(const char *p, size_t n);
```

## DESCRIPTION

This function parses a compiled terminfo entry that starts at *p* and is *n* bytes long, and constructs a `"unibi_term"` object from it. When you're done with this object, you should call `"unibi_destroy"` to free it.

`"unibi_from_mem"` parses both the traditional ncurses terminfo format (starting with the bytes `"1A 01"`) and the newer "wide integer" format (starting with the bytes `"1E 02"`).

## RETURN VALUE

A pointer to a new `"unibi_term"`. In case of failure, `"NULL"` is returned and `"errno"` is set.

## ERRORS

- "EINVAL"

  The bytes *p* points at don't look like a valid terminfo entry.

- "EFAULT"

  *n* is too small for a valid terminfo entry.

## 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\_fp**(3)](/unibi_from_fp/3.md), [**unibi\_from\_fd**(3)](/unibi_from_fd/3.md), [**unibi\_from\_file**(3)](/unibi_from_file/3.md), [**unibi\_from\_term**(3)](/unibi_from_term/3.md), [**unibi\_from\_env**(3)](/unibi_from_env/3.md)