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-.\" Copyright (c) 2003-2006,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2022,2023 Thomas E. Dickey *
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.\" Author: Thomas E. Dickey 2003
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-.\" $Id: key_defined.3x,v 1.6 2010/12/04 18:40:45 tom Exp $
-.TH key_defined 3X ""
+.\" $Id: key_defined.3x,v 1.29 2023/10/07 21:19:07 tom Exp $
+.TH key_defined 3X 2023-10-07 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
.SH NAME
-\fBkey_defined\fP \- check if a keycode is defined
+\fB\%key_defined\fP \-
+test whether a \fIcurses\fR keycode is defined
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <curses.h>\fP
-.sp
-\fBint key_defined(const char *definition);\fP
+.nf
+\fB#include <curses.h>
+.PP
+\fBint key_defined(const char *\fIdefinition\fP);
+.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
-This is an extension to the curses library.
+This is an extension to the \fIcurses\fP library.
It permits an application to determine if a string is currently bound
to any keycode.
.SH RETURN VALUE
If the string is bound to a keycode, its value (greater than zero) is returned.
If no keycode is bound, zero is returned.
-If the string conflicts with longer strings which are bound to keys, \-1 is returned.
+If the string conflicts with longer strings
+which are bound to keys, \-1 is returned.
.SH PORTABILITY
-These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on
-Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that
-any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
-.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBdefine_key\fR(3X).
+This routine is specific to \fIncurses\fP.
+It was not supported on
+Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.
+It is recommended that
+any code depending on them be conditioned using \fB\%NCURSES_VERSION\fP.
.SH AUTHOR
-Thomas Dickey.
+Thomas Dickey
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fB\%define_key\fP(3X)