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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Extract a list of the public API, both shared object functions and those
+# static inline functions in the public headers.
+
+usage () { echo "usage: `basename $0` notcurses-dir" ; }
+
+[ $# -eq 1 ] || { usage >&2 ; exit 1 ; }
+NCDIR="$1"
+[ -d "$NCDIR" ] || { usage >&2 ; exit 1 ; }
+
+generate_lists () {
+  grep -h ^API "$1"/include/notcurses/*.h
+  grep -h -A1 ^static\ inline "$1"/include/notcurses/*.h | \
+    sed -e '/^--$/d' -e 'N;s/\n/ /' -e 's/\(.*\){$/\1;/'
+}
+
+generate_lists "$NCDIR" | sed -e 's/RESTRICT/restrict/g' | sort