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-<H1 class="no-header">curs_scr_dump 3x</H1>
+<H1 class="no-header">curs_scr_dump 3x 2024-04-20 ncurses 6.4 Library calls</H1>
<PRE>
-<STRONG><A HREF="curs_scr_dump.3x.html">curs_scr_dump(3x)</A></STRONG>
<STRONG><A HREF="curs_scr_dump.3x.html">curs_scr_dump(3x)</A></STRONG>
+<STRONG><A HREF="curs_scr_dump.3x.html">curs_scr_dump(3x)</A></STRONG>
Library calls <STRONG><A HREF="curs_scr_dump.3x.html">curs_scr_dump(3x)</A></STRONG>
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG>, <STRONG>scr_restore</STRONG>, <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG>, <STRONG>scr_set</STRONG> - read (write) a
- <STRONG>curses</STRONG> screen from (to) a file
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
+ <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG>, <STRONG>scr_restore</STRONG>, <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG>, <STRONG>scr_set</STRONG> - read/write a <EM>curses</EM> screen
+ from/to a file
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>
- <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>scr_dump(const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*filename);</STRONG>
- <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>scr_restore(const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*filename);</STRONG>
- <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>scr_init(const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*filename);</STRONG>
- <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>scr_set(const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*filename);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>scr_dump(const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>filename</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>scr_restore(const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>filename</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>scr_init(const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>filename</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>scr_set(const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>filename</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
- The <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG> routine dumps the current contents of the
- virtual screen to the file <EM>filename</EM>.
-
- The <STRONG>scr_restore</STRONG> routine sets the virtual screen to the
- contents of <EM>filename</EM>, which must have been written using
- <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG>. The next call to <STRONG>doupdate</STRONG> restores the screen
- to the way it looked in the dump file.
-
- The <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG> routine reads in the contents of <EM>filename</EM> and
- uses them to initialize the <STRONG>curses</STRONG> data structures about
- what the terminal currently has on its screen. If the da-
- ta is determined to be valid, <STRONG>curses</STRONG> bases its next update
- of the screen on this information rather than clearing the
- screen and starting from scratch. <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG> is used after
- <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> or a <STRONG>system</STRONG> call to share the screen with another
- process which has done a <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG> after its <STRONG>endwin</STRONG> call.
- The data is declared invalid if the terminfo capabilities
- <STRONG>rmcup</STRONG> and <STRONG>nrrmc</STRONG> exist; also if the terminal has been writ-
- ten to since the preceding <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG> call.
-
- The <STRONG>scr_set</STRONG> routine is a combination of <STRONG>scr_restore</STRONG> and
- <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG>. It tells the program that the information in
- <EM>filename</EM> is what is currently on the screen, and also what
- the program wants on the screen. This can be thought of
- as a screen inheritance function.
-
- To read (write) a window from (to) a file, use the <STRONG>getwin</STRONG>
- and <STRONG>putwin</STRONG> routines [see <STRONG><A HREF="curs_util.3x.html">curs_util(3x)</A></STRONG>].
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
+ <EM>curses</EM> provides applications the ability to write the contents of the
+ screen to a file and read them back. To read/write a window (rather
+ than the whole screen) from/to a file, use <STRONG><A HREF="curs_util.3x.html">getwin(3x)</A></STRONG> and <STRONG><A HREF="curs_util.3x.html">putwin(3x)</A></STRONG>,
+ respectively.
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
- All routines return the integer <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> upon failure and <STRONG>OK</STRONG>
- upon success.
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-scr_dump">scr_dump</a></H3><PRE>
+ <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG> writes to <EM>filename</EM> the contents of the virtual screen; see
+ <STRONG><A HREF="curs_variables.3x.html">curscr(3x)</A></STRONG>.
- X/Open defines no error conditions. In this implementa-
- tion, each will return an error if the file cannot be
- opened.
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-scr_restore">scr_restore</a></H3><PRE>
+ <STRONG>scr_restore</STRONG> updates the virtual screen to contain the contents of
+ <EM>filename</EM> (if it was validly written with <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG>). No refresh is
+ performed; after performing any further desired updates, call
+ <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">doupdate(3x)</A></STRONG> or similar.
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
- Note that <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG>, <STRONG>scr_set</STRONG>, and <STRONG>scr_restore</STRONG> may be
- macros.
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-scr_init">scr_init</a></H3><PRE>
+ <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG> reads <EM>filename</EM>, using it to initialize <EM>curses</EM> data structures
+ describing the state of the terminal screen. If these data are valid,
+ <EM>curses</EM> bases its next update of the screen on this information rather
+ than clearing it and starting from scratch.
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4, describes these func-
- tions (adding the const qualifiers).
+ The data fail the validity check
- The SVr4 docs merely say under <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG> that the dump data
- is also considered invalid "if the time-stamp of the tty
- is old" but do not define "old".
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> if the terminal employs <EM>terminfo</EM> capabilities <STRONG>exit_ca_mode</STRONG> (<STRONG>rmcup</STRONG>)
+ or <STRONG>non_rev_rmcup</STRONG> (<STRONG>nrrmc</STRONG>) are defined, or
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> if <EM>curses</EM> knows that the terminal has been written to since the
+ preceding <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG> call.
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">curs_initscr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">curs_refresh(3x)</A></STRONG>,
- <STRONG><A HREF="curs_util.3x.html">curs_util(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG>system(3)</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG> could be used after <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">initscr(3x)</A></STRONG> or <STRONG>system(3)</STRONG> to share the
+ screen with another process that has done a <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG> after <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">endwin(3x)</A></STRONG>.
+
+
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-scr_set">scr_set</a></H3><PRE>
+ The <STRONG>scr_set</STRONG> routine is a combination of <STRONG>scr_restore</STRONG> and <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG>. It
+ tells the program that the information in <EM>filename</EM> is what is currently
+ on the screen, and also what the program wants on the screen. This can
+ be thought of as a screen inheritance function.
+
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
+ These functions return <STRONG>OK</STRONG> on success and <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> on failure.
+ X/Open defines no failure conditions. In this implementation, each
+ function fails if it cannot open <EM>filename</EM>.
- <STRONG><A HREF="curs_scr_dump.3x.html">curs_scr_dump(3x)</A></STRONG>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
+ <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG>, <STRONG>scr_set</STRONG>, and <STRONG>scr_restore</STRONG> may be macros.
+
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
+ X/Open Curses, Issue 4 describes these functions.
+
+ SVr4 omitted the <EM>const</EM> qualifiers.
+
+ SVr4 documentation describes <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG> such that the dump data is also
+ considered invalid "if the time-stamp of the tty is old" but does not
+ define "old".
+
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">curs_initscr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">curs_refresh(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_util.3x.html">curs_util(3x)</A></STRONG>,
+ <STRONG>system(3)</STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="scr_dump.5.html">scr_dump(5)</A></STRONG>
+
+
+
+ncurses 6.4 2024-04-20 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_scr_dump.3x.html">curs_scr_dump(3x)</A></STRONG>
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<li><a href="#h2-NAME">NAME</a></li>
<li><a href="#h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></li>
-<li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#h3-scr_dump">scr_dump</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h3-scr_restore">scr_restore</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h3-scr_init">scr_init</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h3-scr_set">scr_set</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
<li><a href="#h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></li>
<li><a href="#h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></li>
<li><a href="#h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></li>
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