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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2021,2022 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
.\" *
.\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a *
.\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the *
.\" authorization. *
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-.\" $Id: mitem_name.3x,v 1.5 1998/11/29 01:11:29 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $
+.\" $Id: mitem_name.3x,v 1.17 2022/02/12 20:02:20 tom Exp $
.TH mitem_name 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBmitem_name\fR - get menu item name and description fields
+\fBitem_name\fP,
+\fBitem_description\fP \- get menu item name and description fields
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
+\fB#include <menu.h>\fP
+.sp
+\fBconst char *item_name(const ITEM *\fIitem\fB);\fR
.br
-const char *item_name(const ITEM *item);
-.br
-const char *item_description(const ITEM *item);
+\fBconst char *item_description(const ITEM *\fIitem\fB);\fR
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The function \fBitem_name\fR returns the name part of the given item.
+The function \fBitem_name\fP returns the name part of the given item.
.br
-The function \fBitem_description\fR returns the description part of the given
+The function \fBitem_description\fP returns the description part of the given
item.
.SH RETURN VALUE
-These routines returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
+These routines return a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fP).
+They do not set \fBerrno\fP.
.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
+\fBcurses\fP(3X), \fBmenu\fP(3X).
.SH NOTES
-The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
-\fB<curses.h>\fR.
+The header file \fB<menu.h>\fP automatically includes the header file
+\fB<curses.h>\fP.
.SH PORTABILITY
-These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on
-Version 7 or BSD versions.
+These routines emulate the System V menu library.
+They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
.SH AUTHORS
-Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
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+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.